The word cancer is loaded. When we hear the word, all sorts of images pop up in our minds. Our emotions start racing and we start thinking about the future differently.
My guest today, Mike Knebel, has dealt with cancer. And recovery. And then cancer again. And then recovery again.
In this episode, he shares about his faith, his humor, his wife and kids, and the entire process of fighting cancer.
Mike Knebel is a husband, father, Christ follower, self-described bourbon expert, thrice failed political candidate, and reluctant Husker fan.
As a man who finds power in humor, he likes to share that he gave his left nut to get his first book published. You can get his book, Nut Up or Shut Up, on Amazon right now.
It’s an important episode that everyone needs to listen to. So let’s get started.
Questions Answered:
· How did your journey of finding out about cancer begin?
· How did you process the odds and statistics and mental aspects of facing cancer?
· What role did your faith play in this experience?
· What was the first conversation with your wife like once you received your diagnosis?
· How did you and your wife decide what, and how, to share this news with your children?
· Why was, and is, humor so important to you in writing the book and in facing cancer?
· How was your recovery from your cancer surgery?
· When you received a second diagnosis, what was it like going through surgery and recovery yet again?
· What was it like facing cancer with your wife as a unified team going through this together?
· Why is it important that men not go through facing cancer alone?
· What are your thoughts on the way testicular cancer is stigmatized?
· How has your health and nutrition changed since you were first diagnosed?
· What advice do you have to someone who has concerns about this or is early on in dealing with a diagnosis?
· What is the importance of early detection and getting things checkout out right away?
Learn about the Testicular Cancer Foundation
Order Mike’s book, Nut Up or Shut Up
https://www.amazon.com/Nut-Up-Shut-Strength-Testicular/dp/B0D8P2T4PT
Connect with Mike on Instagram here
https://www.instagram.com/kickingcancerintheballs
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