Living with Cancer: Comfort, Compassion, and Community

by Debra Burns

Are you or someone you know dealing with cancer? Are you sitting in a chemo chair too tired to read or open your eyes? This is the podcast I was searching for when diagnosed in 2021 with stage 4 endometrial cancer. After chemo, surgery, radiation, and countless side effects, I am still battling terminal cancer while writing books, mentoring women, leading support groups, and leading Bloom with Deb through my YouTube channel. ... 

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  • Season 1

  • Slowing Down

    Slowing Down

    S01 E29
    10:14

    It’s Fall Ya’ll and time to slow down. I love this season between summer and winter. In Florida it means we spend more time outside enjoying our patio and taking long walks. I’ve been busy visiting friends in Indy, Orlando, New Smyrna Beach, and planned a getaway to Clearwater Beach with Steve for a few days. In this episode I encourage you to pray the prayer of Jabez from 1 Chronicles 4:10, “Oh, that you would bless me and expand my territory! Please be with me in all that I do and keep me from all trouble and pain!” My bloodwork and scans this summer show I’m still living without disease currently. I don’t need another scan until the end of October. When I have 30 episodes published, I’m going to take a break from this weekly podcast but will update when I have new news to share. Spotify Firestarters Podcast Interview: https://open.spotify.com/episode/36NIrVDgOUhO5yXIHBn7lL?si=WASVDFx3SJeREZT3JlXpZA · Website: www.DebraBurns.net · Amazon: https://bit.ly/4c0AaFb · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debm.burns · YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ci2LJSqRpes · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debraburns28/ · Email: connect@debraburns.net · Check out more resources www.inheritanceofhope.org & www.islamae.org

  • Live Expectantly

    Live Expectantly

    S01 E28
    08:56

    Have you ever been pregnant with vision? Although I’ve never been pregnant, I felt like I was pregnant with a purpose and vision for my life. Imagine what it would be like to live a life with expectancy. Need a community to connect with? The Living with Cancer Support Group meets on Tuesdays at noon on zoom. Register Here · Website: www.DebraBurns.net · Amazon: https://bit.ly/4c0AaFb · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debm.burns · YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ci2LJSqRpes · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debraburns28/ · Email: connect@debraburns.net · Check out more resources www.inheritanceofhope.org & www.islamae.org

  • Pure Joy

    Pure Joy

    S01 E27
    10:45

    Today’s podcast was inspired by a message from Megan Marshman regarding James 1:2-4. Where do we find pure joy in the midst of battling cancer? What does it look like? How do we stop striving and just let God do what He’s going to do and be at peace with it? Are you ready to let go and let God? The Living with Cancer Support Group meets on Tuesdays at noon on zoom. Register Here · Website: www.DebraBurns.net · Amazon: https://bit.ly/4c0AaFb · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debm.burns · YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ci2LJSqRpes · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debraburns28/ · Email: connect@debraburns.net · Check out more resources www.inheritanceofhope.org & www.islamae.org

  • Off Balance

    Off Balance

    S01 E26
    09:06

    After watching the 2024 Olympics, I found some interesting insight during the gymnastics competitions. The announcers pointed out that the girls’ eyes were supposed to be focused on the end of the balance beam but when they fell, their eyes were on the mat. Where their eyes went, so did their bodies. This got me thinking about our situation in dealing with cancer and life. How often do we find ourselves getting off balance when we lose focus on what’s important? What kinds of obstacles are distracting you? How can you refocus your eyes so that you seek first the Kingdom of God? Need a community to connect with? The Living with Cancer Support Group meets on Tuesdays at noon on zoom. Register Here · Website: www.DebraBurns.net · Amazon: https://bit.ly/4c0AaFb · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debm.burns · YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ci2LJSqRpes · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debraburns28/ · Email: connect@debraburns.net · Check out more resources www.inheritanceofhope.org & www.islamae.org

  • Making it Count

    Making it Count

    S01 E25
    10:16

    “Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. If you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. If you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.” If you have cheated death, what does the rest of your life mean to you? How has getting cancer impacted on your life? Will you be a different person on the other side of your cancer battle? How will you choose to celebrate life and continue living the lessons you’ve learned through this? Need a community to connect with? The Living with Cancer Support Group meets on Tuesdays at noon on zoom. Register Here · Website: www.DebraBurns.net · Amazon: https://bit.ly/4c0AaFb · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debm.burns · YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ci2LJSqRpes · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debraburns28/ · Email: connect@debraburns.net · Check out more resources www.inheritanceofhope.org & www.islamae.org