“From Attendee to Speaker Series” Interview with Niki Kozak

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Wendy Santana

The Inside Scoop — a behind the scenes look at an ABTA Regional Educational Meeting (post 1 of 3) An interview with metastatic brain tumor patient and fellow panelist, Niki Kozak. In September, I penned a blog post as an attendee of the American Brain Tumor Association’s (ABTA) “2020 Virtual National Conference” (click here to read the post). Last weekend, my…

RESILIENCE

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Wendy Santana

From the initial shock and loss that comes with a devastating health diagnosis to overcoming barriers and choosing positivity; resilience is a recurring theme that has surfaced through my interviews with brain tumor/cancer book authors and survivors. I strongly believe our messages of hope and the lessons we have learned, can help people to cope with any medical crisis (including…

An interview with author, advocate, educator, business owner, and three-time brain tumor survivor; Rick Franzo

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Wendy Santana

Hello Rick. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to participate in this blog post. In my opinion, you have become an important figure in the brain tumor community so much so that some could call you a brain tumor celebrity. You have managed to achieve a great deal since the discovery of your brain tumor(s)…