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Making the Breast of It

Krysten Gentile, John Gentile

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A woman in her 30’s, facing a Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (terminal) diagnosis, uniquely gives her take on anything & everything - while facing mortality head on. Expect humor and inspiration from Krysten, a wife, mom & career woman, completely unfiltered and raw. Subscribe to hear how she takes back some control and lives her breast life! Krysten passed away in February of 2022 from Metastatic Breast Cancer leaving behind her husband John and three son's.
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Send us a text Krysten and Janet talk about their similar yet different Metastatic Breast Cancer paths. Janet is a fellow stage 4 thriver who navigated pregnancy through cancer and has had both her hips and spine replaced due to bone degeneration from stage 4 METS. Krysten and her #sisterofthespiral talk about life, happiness, wine, the unknown, ho…
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Send us a text This episode was recorded prior to Krysten's passing. Krysten, John, and Krysten's best friend "Tara" discuss the aftermath of Krysten's experimental RSO treatment and how Krysten had to take a long road back to recovery from RSO ( Risk Simpson Oil) to get back to a normal mental state. #RSO #MetastaticBreastCancer #RickSimpsonOil #S…
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Send us a text We're back and we're still here! Krysten, John & Mary Pat discuss their experience with Rick Simpson Oil, a form of medical cannabis, which has been linked to shrinking cancer tumors. They also discuss landing a celebrity guest interview, mental health and much more.
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Send us a text Don't miss this episode featuring healing and hope. Season 1 guest, Shauna Richards joins us again to talk about her clean scans after using RSO (Rick Simpson Oil) after coming home in a wheel chair, unable to walk, because of Stage IV cancer. She is now cancer free and we are revisiting her story and discussing the process that save…
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Send us a text Our breastie Lauryn D'Angelo joins us to share her experience with caretaking for her mom, Lynne D'Angelo, who recently passed from metastatic breast cancer. We're talking radiation, scanxiety and how to cope with caretaking and grief.Krysten Gentile
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Send us a text I'm back, I'm still here! And I'm thrilled to share this episode with breast cancer researcher, Dr. Yardley Md. She is a senior investigator of breast cancer research at the Sarah Cannon Research Institute. Dr. Yardley gave me a lot of hope for a cure and updates on where research stands- enjoy!…
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Send us a text Our breastie Sammie joins the show to talk about getting diagnosed right before her wedding and how how Cathy, her cancer coach, a uterine cancer survivor, provided her with the support she needed to navigate cancer and it's side effects.Krysten Gentile
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Send us a text Salty Girl Beauty joins us to talk about Sarah's cancer diagnosis while she was pregnant and how her sister and co-owner, Leah helped her get through it all as a sister and a chemo nurse. We also discuss their clean beauty line, lobster, Hallmark Movies and their Foundation 4 Love!Krysten Gentile
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Send us a text Thrilled to kick off Season 2 with Emmy Award winning actress and singer Nikki Boyer to discuss her hit podcast Dying for Sex, and her best friend Molly Kochan's (MBC Thriver) Memoir, Screw Cancer- Becoming Whole.Krysten Gentile
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Send us a text After a successful year of evolution and growth, the girls decide to part ways but remain breasties. Don't miss the season 1 finale to hear how the girls will continue to educate, enlighten and inspire with Season 2 of MTBOI and a new venture...Andy & Krysten
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Send us a text We are thrilled to share this story of hope! Hear how Shauna Richards was bound to a wheelchair and sent home to make final arrangements in late 2019, due to the spread of metastatic breast cancer. Today, she is thriving with no evidence of cancer thanks to Rick Simpson cannabis oil (RSO). You don't want to miss this inspiring story …
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Send us a text We welcome back Ali Roberts, Life Coach, to go over a few questions. We then begin a discussion on a few “controversial” subjects, including our opinions on food options & choices, based on differing socioeconomic backgrounds and income brackets.Andy & Krysten
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Send us a text We welcome Dr. Jenn Simmons back to the show to answer some listener questions. We also discuss parasites, sugar addictions, migraines, to soy or not to soy, and we also throw it back to “TGIF” (shows like Perfect Strangers & Full House).Andy & Krysten
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Send us a text Krysten and Andy interview Emily Eckman, ovarian cancer badass and her Husband Steve. They talk about all Things Ovarian Cancer from diagnosis , treatment, and parenting twins through it while running a business. Of course #delco comes up along with John's Didgeridoo playing, and Frozen 2. Update - Emily passed away on June 15th 2022…
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Send us a text Yup...we are STILL here. This week we welcomed Ali J. Roberts, Transformational Life Coach at AliStrong Coaching. We discuss Ali’s story, having MS and the benefits that her lifestyle change afforded her. As always, we catch up with each other and, you guessed it...CHEMO BRAIN!Andy & Krysten
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Send us a text We are so happy to welcome back, our friend, Dr. Jaime Zuckerman (Dr. Z) to the show! As usual, we start off talking about one subject and the convo develops! Dr. Z is as real as they come...and she LOVES Prince, hence the “Purple Rain” reference. Listen to hear all about the differences in your perception of yourself, while gaining …
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Send us a text The girls have a chat of all things current/quarantine-life, with one of our guys, JB. From canceled/rescheduled events (weddings, graduations, birthday celebrations, etc), to what we imagine things will be like in the coming months.Andy & Krysten
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Send us a text The girls (and the Dads...lol) welcome our resident physician, Dr. Jenn Simmons, The Real Health MD, back to the pod. We start by discussing staying safe during the coronavirus outbreak (Covid-19), and then go into the changes we have made since beginning our lifestyle transformation with the Real Health MD.…
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Send us a text Andy & Krysten sit down with Angela MacNeal, a dedicated member of our #rackpack, who was diagnosed with Triple Positive Breast Cancer in March of 2017, just 2 years after a divorce. We discuss the differences in our diagnoses, treatments, kids, why she opted NOT to wear cold caps, wigs, and much more. Oh yeah and....CHEMO BRAIN IS B…
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Send us a text Dr. Jen Simmons, former breast cancer surgeon and owner of Real Health MD joins the show to share why she left conventional medicine after becoming ill and why she decided to start a new career in functional medicine. The girls also talk about sugar daddies.Andy & Krysten
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Send us a text The girls give an update on their latest scans and are joined by Dr. Jaime Zuckerman, their favorite psychologist. Tune in to hear about choosing the right psychologist, helicopter parenting and dick pics. Andy also gives an update on Dr. Mintzer's age.Andy & Krysten
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Send us a text Andy turns 40 and the team catches up on her celebrations. She also discusses reaching 3 years since her diagnosis and her new take on life. It was also Krysten’s birthday and she tells us all about her girls trip. Oh, and there’s A LOT of senseless banter too...enjoy!Andy & Krysten
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Send us a text In this episode, we have the pleasure of interviewing Andy’s Dietician/Nutritionist, Abby Wetzel, of Penn Medicine. We learn about nuts, berries, gluconeogenesis (whoa), and so much more. Additionally, we discuss Krysten’s girls’ trip to Puerto Rico and the group’s collective survival tactics.…
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Send us a text Swole is the goal; size is the prize! Krysten’s personal trainer, Lara Casey, joins us to talk fitness, strength training for our bone density, and easy ways to get started with a workout program, both in the gym and at home. And Andy learns to say “YES”....we hope!Andy & Krysten
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Send us a text In this episode we talk to Krysten’s BFF, Tara, about everything: how they met at the age of 5, to chip slapping, arm breaking, man meeting, kid having....to the present day, specifically discussing Krysten’s diagnosis and all that comes along with it, as a main supporter.Andy & Krysten
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Send us a text Krysten discusses chemo and how to keep your hair with Anastasia Colletti. Ana was diagnosed last year at 26 years old, with triple negative breast cancer and the BRCA1 gene. The girls also touch on genetics, Ana’s double mastectomy, and the “red devil”.Andy & Krysten
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