Sep 9, 2018
#115 Maria Vincenzia La Monica- Cancer Survivor and Bad
Ass
The lead up to Halloween is always my favorite time of year. It
gives me something to look forward to while I know in the back of
my mind that the evenings are getting darker earlier, the sun isn’t
as warm as the days go by, and the ever approaching winter will be
here before you know it. BUT before I can get depressed about that,
I gear up my soul with some awesome podcast ideas that I want to
discover that all lead up to one of my favorite holidays.
Fear, mysticism, magic, murder mysteries, true crime,
psychics, ghosts, superstitions, ghouls. They all comes to play on
my show this time of year. If you missed my past ones, head on back
and hear my favorites. Horror director Steve Rudzinski, musicals
about serial killers, fear
facing slack liners, make up special
effects artist Tom Savini, Scott Simmons
of The Scarehouse. There are many
to discover.
I am kicking off the season with a girl that is near and dear
to my heart, Mia La Monica. I met this
amazing chica years ago and we fell in instant love. You just meet
those people sometimes. You click instantly, you may have traveled
across time and known them in another life. Whatever it is, you
feel it. Why am I bringing Mia on the show? Well besides her being
a ridiculously talented linguist, writer and all around amazing
woman, she has looked fear right in the face and told it to FUCK
OFF.
Mia got diagnosed with a type of cancer called Hodgkin
Lymphoma almost a year and a half ago, and I have never met anyone
in my life that handled it with such grace, humor, and an all
around determination to kick its ass. She faced one of humans
greatest fears, fought it, and won.
For a while it didn’t look like she was going to be the winner
and it got dark. She saw it all, and survived. I want you to hear
her story, because it is a powerful one that sheds light on the
health industry we have to live with, what signs you should keep on
your radar, health insurance, how to deal with disability costs,
saving funds for treatments, and facing the greatest fear of all,
death. This is a story everyone needs to hear, even though you may
not want to.
Head over to Mia’s Blog- The Hodgkin’s Lymphomo to
read about her journey. You will cry, you will laugh, and you will
walk away awaiting the next thing that Mia will be writing, because
it will be genius.
Don’t forget to grab your tickets to True Spooky
Stories of Pgh LIVE Podcast on Oct 14th! Free Craft beer!
Sponsored by Helicon Brewery and Barebones Productions!
