It Can Happen 2 U
In 2018, Reid (co-host) was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. He went through 5 1/2 rounds of chemo therapy and had a successful bone marrow transplant in August 2018. This podcast will go through his story, and what the experience was like for him and his family. After, Reid hopes to inspire others who are going through a difficult time. Reid is joined by his mom, Beth, on the podcast.
Episodes
After a very long sabbatical, the It Can Happen 2 U hosts are back! Beth and Reid are back on the grind to bring you the best and most informative content possible.
To kick things off, they brought on a very special guest in Dr. Colin Looney of the Bone and Jone Institute. Dr. Looney and Reid go way, way back (back to Reid's sports playing days).
On this episode Dr. Looney describes his point of view when ...
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Beth Besch EXP Realty - 615-533-3876
Kim Tomkins Hair and Color Salon- 615-967-7852
Robinson Drive, Smyrna Tennessee
CYEC- Creative Youth Enrichment Center
Owners: Cynthia Gale and Tonya Bryson
7301 Old Harding Pike, Nashville TN 37221
615-646-8900
Coach Michael Burt had success early o...
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The Ridge - 333 54th Ave North, Nashville TN 37029
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Beth Besch EXP Realty - 615-533-3876
Kim Tomkins Hair and Color Salon- 615-967-7852
Robinson Drive, Smyrna Tennessee
CYEC- Creative Youth Enrichment Center
Owners: Cynthia Gale and Tonya Bryson
7301 Old Harding Pike, Nashville TN 37221
615-646-8900
Mr. Mike Kapotsy is a Bone Marrow Dono...
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The Ridge - 333 54th Ave North, Nashville TN 37029
Catering: 615-385-7800
Beth Besch EXP Realty - 615-533-3876
Kim Tomkins Hair and Color Salon- 615-967-7852
Robinson Drive, Smyrna Tennessee
CYEC- Creative Youth Enrichment Center
Owners: Cynthia Gale and Tonya Bryson
7301 Old Harding Pike, Nashville TN 37221
615-646-8900
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The Ridge - 333 54th Ave North, Nashville TN 37029
Catering: 615-385-7800
Beth Besch EXP Realty - 615-533-3876
Kim Tomkins Hair and Color Salon- 615-967-7852
Robinson Drive, Smyrna Tennessee
CYEC- Creative Youth Enrichment Center
Owners: Cynthia Gale and Tonya Bryson
7301 Old Harding Pike, Nashville TN 37221
615-646-8900
An inspiring woman, Sheila Preston Fit...
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The Ridge - 333 54th Ave North, Nashville TN 37029
Catering: 615-385-7800
Beth Besch EXP Realty - 615-533-3876
Kim Tomkins Hair and Color Salon- 615-967-7852
Robinson Drive, Smyrna Tennessee
CYEC- Creative Youth Enrichment Center
Owners: Cynthia Gale and Tonya Bryson
7301 Old Harding Pike, Nashville TN 37221
615-646-8900
We hope everyone is staying safe with ...
Sponsors:
The Ridge - 333 54th Ave North, Nashville TN 37029
Catering: 615-385-7800
Beth Besch EXP Realty - 615-533-3876
Kim Tomkins Hair and Color Salon- 615-967-7852
Robinson Drive, Smyrna Tennessee
CYEC- Creative Youth Enrichment Center
Owners: Cynthia Gale and Tonya Bryson
7301 Old Harding Pike, Nashville TN 37221
615-646-8900
Reid and Beth describe as a new p...
Sponsors:
The Ridge - 333 54th Ave North, Nashville TN 37029
Catering: 615-385-7800
Beth Besch EXP Realty - 615-533-3876
Kim Tomkins Hair and Color Salon- 615-967-7852
Robinson Drive, Smyrna Tennessee
CYEC- Creative Youth Enrichment Center
Owners: Cynthia Gale and Tonya Bryson
7301 Old Harding Pike, Nashville TN 37221
615-646-8900
Continuing the story. Season 2 st...
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The Ridge - 333 54th Ave North, Nashville TN 37029
Catering: 615-385-7800
Beth Besch EXP Realty - 615-533-3876
Kim Tomkins Hair and Color Salon- 615-967-7852
Robinson Drive, Smyrna Tennessee
We take another break from the action to bring you a special Holistic Mindset Coach Reggie! Reggie and the hosts go back years as Reid was training for football and Beth was training for a...
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Beth Besch EXP Realty - 615-533-3876
Kim Tomkins Hair and Color Salon- 615-967-7852
Robinson Drive, Smyrna Tennessee
Reid and Beth continue to the story. Results from Round 2 come back and while they are good, they aren't the best possible news. As a patient and caregiver, you have to learn to be th...
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The Ridge - 333 54th Ave North, Nashville TN 37029
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Kim Tomkins Hair and Color Salon- 615-967-7852
Robinson Drive, Smyrna Tennessee
Reid and Beth take a look at the symptoms Reid experienced. The biggest take away that Reid and Beth want to drive home is that each journey is different. You make experience all of these sympt...
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Ever wonder how a patient passes time while in the hospital? Reid and Beth dive into how they passed the time since they had 52 days to pass in the hospital. Netflix and TV shows can only pass so much time, so listen and follow as Reid talks about his "to do" and "not to ...
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Catering: 615-385-7800
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We take a break from Reid's story as we have a very special guest, Nick Kayal. Reid, Beth and Nick met during the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Man of the Year competition in 2019. Reid ran as a candidate and had the opportunity to go on the radio with Nick Kayal, Braden Gal...
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Take a listen on this episode as Reid and Beth relive Round 2 of Chemo treatments. So many events occur during the course of Round 2! From the 10th Floor Olympics to Reid Shaving his head! Listen and try and keep up as both Reid and Beth go through it all.
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Our second guest on the podcast comes on to share her experiences! Nurse Brennan joins us on the podcast to explain some things from a nurses' point of view. However, Nurse Brennan is a little more biased for this podcast, as it turns out Nurse Brennan and Reid are long time friends from high school. Listen in on how they reconnected over a wild and unfortunate diagnosis!
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After going through all the preliminary testing, Reid gets moved to a new room. Along with the new room comes the decision to make cancer treatments a priority over the hip. Listen as Reid goes through his first round of chemotherapy.
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After getting settled on January 16th to the 10th floor of Vanderbilt, Reid undergoes all the preliminary testing to make sure there are no more issues and the doctors can start treatment. Who knew there would be so many tests? Results aren't always immediately what you want them to be, but you have to trust in those who know what they are doing. The Besch family is starting to experience that first hand.
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After the initial shock of being told you have cancer, things don't actually slow down. The whirlwind continues. This episode has perspectives of mom, dad and patient as Reid goes through his first day at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Ray Besch is the featured guest who shares his thoughts on that day as well as his advice to those who are going through something difficult themselves.
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This episode describes how a healthy, athletic twenty-two year old college graduate ready to conquer the world ends up in the fight of his life. In an expected turn of events a somewhat normal injury turns into something much more threatening. Listen as Reid and Beth recall the events of the times, and give you a little background on what life was like before this news hit.
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An introduction into who we are and why we are doing this. This episode you will meet the two hosts of the podcast and find out a little bit of their reasons for wanting to start a podcast.
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