PEP Talks with Moffitt

PEP Talks with Moffitt

Each month, we share a story from a Moffitt Cancer Center patient, family member, or even a Moffitt team member that illustrates how Moffitt transformed their experience in a positive, lasting, and often life-changing way. These stories highlight the difference we've been able to make when we deliver on the Moffitt PROMISE. All Moffitt team members commit to delivering intentional behaviors that create a culture of connection and care for our patients, their families and their fellow team members. Our team members bring about this intentional culture by demonstrating these specific PROMISE behaviors each day: Patients and Families First, Respect, Ownership, Make a Difference, I Care, Service, and Excellence.

Episodes

Mark Pizzo: Who Says An Idea Can't Move a Mountain?

May 2, 2025 • 21 mins
This month, we are thrilled to celebrate a truly special milestone—the 20th anniversary of the Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC). To mark this occasion, we are honored to welcome a very special guest, Judge Mark Pizzo, one of the original members of PFAC. Judge Pizzo will share his remarkable journey, from his distinguished career in law to his family's profound connection with Moffitt. His invaluable contributions have sh...
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The Support at Moffitt Was a Gamechanger

April 11, 2025 • 9 mins
In this episode, Joel passionately underscores the importance of learning about and referring patients to the available resources that can profoundly benefit them, just as they did for him. Joel's story is a powerful reminder that when we come together as a team to provide the right support tailored to each patient's specific needs, it can be life-sustaining. In Joel's own words, it was a gamechanger! Let's listen closely and take ...
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Greg Feldman : Cancer Was My Kryptonite

March 14, 2025 • 11 mins
In this episode you will hear from Greg Feldman, one of our pancreatic cancer survivors, and his medical provider, Physician Assistant Tiffany Valone.  Greg and Tiffany share with us their insights into how their 9-year relationship, built on trust, care and respect, provided the support he needed to sustain him throughout his long cancer journey at Moffitt.
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Alex Dojcinovski: Bringing Hope to Patients

February 14, 2025 • 15 mins
In this episode you will hear from Alexander Dojcinovski, a supervisor in our experimental cell therapy department. He was a patient here before he was a team member, having endured a long and arduous treatment regimen for stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma. As he finished his treatment and was thinking of his future, he was so impacted and inspired by the care he received at Moffitt that he knew he wanted to be part of our mission, bringi...
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Randy Isaacson: Leukemia Was Only 162 Days of Our Amazing Life

January 10, 2025 • 13 mins
Randy Isaacson shares how his wife Lynn’s 162-day journey with Acute Myeloid Leukemia did not define their beautiful 34 years together even though she died of the disease at 55 years old. He tells us how important the nurses were to creating comfort for Lynn and himself during their long stays in the hospital and how he now volunteers in multiple ways at Moffitt, for Lynn.
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Lloyd Goldstein: A Bridge Between Hearts

December 13, 2024 • 12 mins
This podcast highlights the work of Lloyd Goldstein, a Certified Music Practitioner in our Arts in Medicine Program. Lloyd shares his journey from a professional base violin player in the Florida Orchestra to a Moffitt volunteer, to one of our Artists in Residence. Through being present and meeting patients where they are, Lloyd uses his music to help patients transcend their pain and suffering, give their families comfort and a se...
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Jackie Beaushaw: One Flyer Changed My Life

November 15, 2024 • 15 mins
At just 18 years old, while most young adults were starting college and navigating the challenges of young adulthood, Moffitt team member, Jackie Beaushaw was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma and undergoing cancer treatment at Moffitt. For someone so young, this experience could have been incredibly frightening, isolating, and overwhelming. And it was. But Jackie’s journey took a pivotal turn when she came across a flyer for ...
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A Year of Promise: PEP Talks Anniversary Edition

October 18, 2024 • 21 mins
This past year, we've had the privilege of hearing our patients share their heartfelt stories, showcasing incredible courage and resilience during challenging times. We're deeply inspired by the respect, care, and compassion demonstrated by our team members—it's often the smallest acts that make the most significant difference in the lives of our patients and their families. We invite you to take a moment to glimpse these impactful...
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Rick Salomone: You're Talking About My Life - I'm Going to Own It!

September 13, 2024 • 16 mins
In this episode Rick Salomone shares with us how he had some critical decisions to make concerning his care, and how grateful he was for the support and respect of his Moffitt team that empowered him to choose a treatment path that aligned with his beliefs, priorities and lifestyle. 
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Jasmine Cherry: It's a Marathon Not a Race

August 9, 2024 • 15 mins
In this episode you hear from Jasmine Cherry, one of our Moffitt team members. After seeing her grandparents both treated at Moffitt, she was excited to get her dream job at age 24 working in the cell therapy lab. Little did she know that just one year later, she would be diagnosed with leukemia and need those very same cell therapies to survive. She shares with us how her experience has deepened her connection and commitment to ex...
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Heidi Bragg: These are My Moffitt People

July 12, 2024 • 16 mins
In this podcast, you will hear from Heidi Bragg, who is a survivor of 3 different types of cancer, including a cardiac sarcoma that brought her to Moffitt. For Heidi, the combination of the clinical expertise, partnership with her treatment team, inclusion of her family, and being cared for as a human being – created a very strong bond that fortified her for the fight of her life. Heidi has her own podcast about her journey with ca...
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Celebrating Patient Experience Week: This is a Special Place

May 3, 2024 • 21 mins
For Patient Experience Week, some of Moffitt Cancer Center’s leaders share their passion for patient care and gratitude for our dedicated staff. Moffitt’s heart begins and ends with the patients and that is the unifying force that guides all team members. It’s this definitive culture, characterized by compassion, empathy, and patient-centered care, that makes Moffitt a truly special place for both patients and staff alike.
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Amy Bondon: You had me at Kind

April 11, 2024 • 16 mins
Central to Moffitt Cancer Center's Promise is that we provide compassionate care by seeing, hearing, and supporting our patients and families. Amy Bondon was one of our patients who had cervical cancer followed by severe complications. Amy was a healthy, independent woman who suddenly found herself alone and frightened in uncertain circumstances. It was the kindness shown by Moffitt team members who saw her fear, heard her concerns...
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Patti Halula: Whole Person, Integrated Care, the Moffitt Way

March 25, 2024 • 14 mins
Patti Halula is one of our Moffitt patients who is living with metastatic breast cancer. She is joined by retired Moffitt licensed clinical social worker Chris Healy. Patti and Chris talk about how the support of social work and Chris’ ability to see Patti’s needs beyond the cancer treatment itself allowed Patti to live a full life WITH cancer-making all the difference in the life she leads today versus the life she thought she wou...
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Hugh Hedley: A Hodgkin's Lymphoma Diagnosis Led to a Transformative Positive Experience at Moffitt.

March 13, 2024 • 11 mins
A cancer diagnosis and its treatment can be an overwhelming experience for any person. Hugh Hedley shares how team members kept showing up with kindness, care, positive attitudes and encouragement, helping him feel supported and empowered.
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Robin Gordon: Moffitt Cancer Center Offered Grace in the Face of a Breast Cancer Diagnosis

March 13, 2024 • 12 mins
We see our patients and their family members during times of high stress; especially when fear and the sense of being out of control overwhelms them. Robin Gordon, a Moffitt breast cancer patient and patient advisor, shares how her Moffitt physician was able to respond to her with grace and respect during one such moment.
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Mary Sansone: Moffitt Helped Me Preserve My Dignity

March 13, 2024 • 14 mins
Mary Sansone learned that sometimes, to the patient, facing cancer is not the only challenge. With humor and humility, Mary takes us through her experience facing Acute Myeloid Leukemia while just off the heels of reaching sobriety from addiction for the second time. The physical and emotional worries she carried into her cancer treatment were eased by Moffit team members who showed up for her; seeing her as a whole person, worthy ...
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Julia Devlin: My Father Faced Advanced Lung Cancer, but he Didn't Fight Alone

March 13, 2024 • 12 mins
Julia was living in the United States with her husband and her family, but the rest of her extended family was still living in Ukraine when the country was invaded by Russia. After a lengthy and complex journey to get her parents out of Ukraine to join them in the United States, Julia’s father was diagnosed with advanced stage lung cancer and started his treatment at Moffitt Cancer Center. Julia and her father were so grateful and ...
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Jason Bever: We Remember the Support You Offered me as a Caregiver

March 13, 2024 • 12 mins
Getting a cancer diagnosis is overwhelming not only for the patient but for their family as well. We might assume that the cancer caregiver is the one who can be fully present and take in all the information to help and support the patient. But, as you will hear from Jason, that is not always the case…at least not at first.
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Charlie Agurcia: From Hopeless to Courage, Empowerment and Hope

March 13, 2024 • 15 mins
Charlie is a former diplomat and current patient advisor at Moffitt Cancer Center. His journey starts with a small cell lung cancer diagnosis while living in Honduras. Feeling like he didn’t have a voice in his care, Charlie transferred to Moffitt and found himself in an environment where he felt empowered, hopeful and courageous.
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