Kickin' Cancer Cares: Recent Episodes
Baron Robison and Amanda Smith
Join KSLM and Kickin’ Cancer in bringing awareness to our community. Baron and Amanda will share testimonies of local families that have encountered, fought, and overcome the heartache that is caused by cancer.
Empowering individuals, to thrive through the cancer journey, through support and education. Keeping LOCAL money LOCAL to provide emotional and financial support to families currently in the fight with cancer. VISION 50% reduction of new cases of cancer, by educating people about living an anti-cancer lifestyle; while reaching into local communities throughout the United States, supporting families both emotionally and financially that are currently in the fight with cancer. PLAN Live an anticancer lifestyle through five core values plan: 1. Eat real food 2. Reduce your stress 3. Rest is powerful 4. Do some movement 5. Gain social support
Marianne McNally joins the show to share her own update AND shares some of the background to the book about her dad, 'Saving My Enemy'.
Mike Sublett joins the show to share what's new at Odd Moe's AND how they plan to get involved with the Dragon Boat race in June 2024.
Devon shares his WHY for being involved with KickinCancer, his friend Jason Mowery, who is battling Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer. Q.3 GoTeamJason is a golf tournament in Oct, because we are "Playing Golf in Oct, Just4Jason"
Devon Grogans joins Amanda and Baron as they discuss the history of cancer, how the industrialization of our society has played into the increase of cancer and how there really isn't just ONE cure.
Scott Mills adds to the discussion of Ozzy's timeline from March
2022 to Aug 2023. As Ozzy has been placed on Hospice, what exactly does that mean?
Scott Mills joins Amanda and Baron for a discussion about the term Pallative Care and how it played into Jennifer Beaumont's story. So what it is? When someone can go on it? How is it different from Curative Care? Let's call it what it is.
Amanda and Baron are discuss with Dan Shockley about genetic cancer. 5% of cancers are genetic, making 95% of cancers preventable with lifestyle changes.
Amanda and Baron are joined by Dan "DryDock" Shockley, from Galt, CA whose diagnosis only .03% of the GLOBAL population have. Hear how he got the nickname DryDock from his military experiences.
Amanda, Dean and Baron continue their conversation about the long term affects of chemo with a real life example, Chris JT from the Seattle, WA area. Her journey from age 38 to current, having battled through 5 cancer's story, is inspiring and give many HOPE. Read Chir's story at https://kicking-cancer.org/blog/my-uneasy-companion/
Dr. Dean Yeager MD joins Amanda and Baron over the phone from outside Austin, TX with advice on eating "nutrient dense" food. Dean believes this is a better avenue in the cancer journey than the toxicity of traditional chemo, which is the normal protocol.
In an effort to get rid of the jungle in Vietnam during the Vietnam War a chemical was created, Agent Orange. Dave Wentz's cancer story is an example of the long term affects that our Vietnam Vets are dealing with. Read Dave's story at https://kicking-cancer.org/blog/an-uncommon-warrior/
Dave Wentz joins Amanda and Baron to share his military background, and the training that went along with it to prepare him for Vietnam, after opening an envelope that contained a "ticket to Baltimore".
Victoria Shinn joins Amanda and Baron again to retell her cancer journey story and add her thoughts to the Dr. Burzynski discussion. When asked if given the option to use Burzynski she quickly says that is where she would have gone...TEXAS.
Dr. Andrew Isaksen joins Amanda and Baron again to break down how a protein molecule is made of amino acids. A combination of amino acids create a peptide, which is how Dr. Burzynski has been curing cancer since 1977 from his practice in Texas.
Carmen Cebreros shares "the why that makes her cry" with her dad's story, who after a car accident discovered he had bone cancer.
With this show airing on the first day of July, which is bone cancer awareness month, Carmen felt he was there to say I AM HERE.
Carmen Cebreros, a local Country Financial agent, joins Amanda and Baron to share some insights into the Latino numbers. As we dive into the numbers from Mexico Carmen, in Spanish, shares with her friends "Take Care of yourself, so you can take care of your family".
Lisa Walker shares how her cancer journey and doing her own due diligence has created a great weekend called Cancer Awareness Weekend, honoring hundred of people over the past 20 plus years.
Lisa Walker, co-owners of Volcanoes Stadium and a breast cancer survivor, joins Amanda and Baron in a discussion about the "rebranding of the pharmaceutical industry" as more NATURAL movement is occuring.
Sara McKeever shares her WHY as she purchased a shirt then had the chance to add a pin to the MAP in the KickinCancer Apparel office.
Sara's work life involves R.E.D, which is another fun discussion involving the "Join the Movement" shirt.
Robin Paulissen, the KickinCancer board president and Pathways for Youth director, along with Sara McKeever, the reigning Mrs. Salem, join Amand and Baron to discuss suicide and how the Pathways program be of value.
Brenda Farris, co-founder of the KickinCancer movement, adds her thoughts to a discussion about 5 points of having a "Beat Cancer Mindset".
Brenda Farris, co-founder of the KickinCancer movement, calls in from Yuma AZ to great thoughts on the mac (options) and cheese (options) recipe.
With Linda and Nolan DeHart in studio with Amanda and Baron, Nolan takes us through Phase II and Phase III of his story from HIS point of view. Linda also shares her love/hate relationship with the treatments that Nolan went through.
Hear about Jennifer Beaumont's FLASH MOB on Nov. 9 and how Ozzy Brown's clinical trial in Seattle is going.
Rachael from Valley Radon joins Amanda and Baron as they discuss the affects of radon gas in your house on your health.
Victoria Shinn shares the story of a friend she met at her cancer support group, Kelly Goodwin, who passed on July 2, 2019. We continue to say, "Do Not Let Them Die In Vain."
Victoria Shinn, Sr. VP with US Bank, joins Amanda and Baron in a discussion about the overall cost products,including cancer: labor, facilities, the commodity and how advertising fits in to this cost.
Listen to the story of Mary George's father, Art Hollowell, who in 2018-19 was battling through metastatic breast cancer, and how the power of being grateful played into his healing.
Amanda and Baron discuss how the holidays are a time of being a social experience. Be aware of the amount of sugar consumption you have and how big "BIG sugar" is. Of the $3.0 trillion spent on health care in the US $1.0 is from sugar related diseases.
Mikki Meisner shares her own battle with cancer at age 28, then again at age 38, and how it has defined WHO she is.
Amanda and Baron are joined by Mikki Meisner, who at age 28 was diagnosed with both Cervical and Uterine cancers. Great discussion on the other female cancers.
Lisa Walker, recipient of the 2006 Rawlings Woman Executive of the Year in Sports Award, who brought 60 survivors together at the first Cancer Night Night now hosting over 200 survivors at Cancer Awareness Weekend. She did this because of her breast cancer journey.
Over the 9 years from 2001-2010 there was an increase of 44% in the number of research papers, but also over 1000% increase in the number of papers that were retracted. Can we really trust the papers?
Christee Sinclair went in for a normal mammogram in Feb 2019. Breast cancer was found and protocols were put in place. By June 29, 2019 she was cancer free and singing the national anthem at a Volcanoes baseball game.
Amanda and Baron discuss the inflation affect on medications from 2006 to 2020. 303% increase is faster than ALL other products. WHY????
Listen to the story of Beka Lloyd, from Scio OR, who was given 14 days to live just over 14 years ago, but "LIVED to declare the words of the Lord."
Amanda and Baron discuss "If we knowingly continue down a path of eating food-like products, merely because we would rather use our money for ___ we can not be surprised with the consequences".
Robin Paulissen's own breast cancer journey inspired her to start the Pathways program. As the president of the board for KickinCancer, along with the Pathways director she explains her concept.
Amanda and Baron are joined by Robin Paulissen, a breast cancer survivor, as they discuss WHY breast cancer rates are still so high in the US.
Good news/bad news Recap: Terry Sol shares the interesting details of his own kidney cancer story from 25 years ago.
Amanda and Baron are joined in studio by Brenda Farris, from Yuma AZ, and KSLM's very own Terry Sol as they discuss Stage 5 cancer, when it metastasizes to your pocketbook.
Bill Brown's son, Michael, was diagnosed with brain cancer at age 4. Listen to his thoughts on being the parent of child with cancer.
Bill Brown, creator the KickinCancer Apparel line, joins Amanda and Baron in studio to add his thoughts on Childhood Cancer.
Hear Nolan DeHart's story of beating blood cancer twice as a child, once by age 6 then again by age 15.
Join Amanda and Baron in a discussion about how large corporations are experimenting on our young people to find their 'bliss point' in sugar consumption for marketing purposes.
Rhonda Allen met the KickinCancer organization in Oct 2018, just over two years since her cancer journey began. Hear her current journey of keeping the cancer from coming back
Amanda and Baron discuss how God designed us to eat glucose and fructose together, which makes biological since.
Kacey McCallister continues his conversation with Amanda and Baron as they discuss a WINNING mindset and finding your TRUE north.
Kacey McCallister joins Amanda and Baron in studio with the saying, "It's only impossible because I have not done it yet.
A select few Spartans decided in early 2019 to take on the Trifecta in BRIGHT pink shirts as the Burpees4Brenda program was developed.
Brenda Farris joins Amanda and Baron as they discuss foods that can provide you wit powerful antioxidants.
Rachel Bretbrunner's story of a fall on a hike that lead to a bone cancer diagnosis, but NOW she is walking a throwing out first pitches.
Baron and Amanda talk more about Jennifer Beaumont, and her current situation. If you knew you had 13-22 months to live, what would you do?
Jennifer Beaumont, General Manager for the Corvallis Knights baseball team, has been battling lung cancer since 2019. Her journey has been through the COVID lock down.
Baron and Brenda did an interview on the radio in Aug 2018 that touched a listener in Gilbert, AZ who submitted her dad, Robert Lucas, story.
The FDA was formed in response to concerns over what was in our food, but now it is a money machine with an estimated $5.8 billion per drugs "fees" for the 12 leading Rx companies.
Victoria Shinn joins Amanda and Baron in studio as she tells her own journey with metastatic breast cancer and getting to know the KickinCancer movement.
Victoria Shinn joins Amanda and Baron in studio as she tells her own journey with metastatic breast cancer and getting to know the KickinCancer movement.
Baron and Amanda are joined on the phone by Brenda Farris, the co-founder of KickinCancer, who shares her story.
Baron Robison, founder of the KickinCancer movement, shares events from 2018 that ignited his passion for this cause
James Burns, from Stayton OR, was diagnosed with testicular cancer at age 19. He fought this disease for the next 12 years as it moved throughout his body, until 2019 when he passed. Do not let him die in vain.
After 316 shirts founder of Kickin' Cancer, Baron Robison asked Bill Brown, the Kickin' Cancer apparel vendor his WHY for supporting this cause. Meet his son Michael Brown.
Baron Robison, founder and executive director of KickinCancer along with the co-host of KickinCancer Cares, has found his inspiration to train for another Spartan at almost 59 years old. Ozzy Brown is a 3 year old boy in Albany OR with DIPG (childhood brain cancer).
After serving in Vietnam, where he was shot down 3 times, Dave Wentz began a new battle in 2018 with testicular cancer which has moved to his bladder and kidney.
After James Warren's passing from bone cancer, Dani Warren found her purpose in life. She is now dedicated to showing people how to get the power of whole food in their system, much like Smokey Santillo found in helping his father. For more information about this interview email Dani at Dani.warren615@gmail.com
In an effort to turn tragedy into triumph Baron Robison coordinated getting 42 people to Canby, OR to do a 3 mile trail run in MUD for his sister, Brenda Farris who is battling Metastatic Breast Cancer.
After Smokey Santillo found out his father had lymphatic cancer in the early 1980s, which removing his spleen and a HIGH dose of chemo didn't take care of, he became an personal advocate for his father. Having given his father only 3 weeks to live Smokey took his father to his clinic in Tuscon, AZ and took a different approach. With the power of REAL food in his system, Smokey's dad made a FULL recovery.
After a college football career where he sacked Dan Marino, a job as Michael Jordan's body guard, and career in the Marines as an MP where he was Shirley Temple-Black's body guard, James Warren's larger than life personality was taken back to God by a BONE cancer.
Jess Wilson, a founding member of the board for KickinCancer, needed HIS inspiration for the 2018 Spartan Race. He found it in Jamie Savage's battle with breast cancer and was there for her in her final hours.
As the GoTeam concept began to take shape Baron was introduced to Marissa Leigh, from Newberg, OR. She became GoTeamMarissa, battling breast cancer in 2018, then again in 2019-2020 before passing in Feb. 2021. The entire time she fought this disease on HER terms.
In the fall of 2018 the first Lovin'Run was formed to allow people to WALK for someone they care about. One great story is about Marsha Cooper's siblings who followed a feather, that to them represented Marsha, in this 3 mile walk.
After Brenda flew home, she and Baron realized they could form what is now "Kickin'Cancer" to educate people on how to live an anti-cancer lifestyle while supporting local people currently in the fight with cancer.