She was a D1 college athlete and state champion. Doctors blamed anxiety and an eating disorder. Then a routine chest x-ray revealed a mass that changed the course of her life.

In this episode of Beast vs Zombie, Katie Day opens up about her journey from unexplained symptoms to a Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma diagnosis as a senior in college — and how surviving cancer completely reshaped who she became.

✅ Misdiagnosed for months before doctors found the real cause

✅ Diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma during her final year of college

✅ How cancer rewired her mindset, confidence, and career path

✅ Now turning her survival into purpose at Blood Cancer United

A powerful reminder that even in life's darkest chapters, there's always a comeback waiting.

🎙️ Guest: Katie Day

🎧 Host: Dominique Muhammad

Chapters

0:00 - Hook

1:24 - Advice for Facing the Unknown

3:06 - Diagnosed at 21: The Story Begins

5:44 - The Phone Call That Changed Everything

7:25 - What Is Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma?

10:21 - Why More Young People Are Getting Cancer

13:43 - Inside Chemo: Treatment & Side Effects

19:46 - The Cancer Came Back

20:41 - Fighting Cancer During COVID

29:13 - Stem Cell Transplant: Her Dad's Cells

34:00 - New Chapter: Working at Blood Cancer United

45:06 - How to Get Involved & Give Back

49:00 - Best Advice She's Ever Received

58:17 - On Grief, Loss & Letting Go

1:01:48 - Final Thoughts & Where to Follow

📺 Channel: The Cancer Podcast: BeastVsZombie

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In this episode of The Cancer Podcast: BeastVsZombie, host Dominique Muhammad sits down with Savio Clemente — keynote speaker, TEDx speaker, journalist, resilience strategist, and two-time non-Hodgkin's lymphoma survivor — for a raw conversation about what it really takes to survive cancer, twice.

Savio opens up about his 2014 diagnosis, a decade of remission, and the shocking 2024 relapse that led to a grueling 29-day hospital stay, a stem cell transplant, and a body pushed to its absolute limit.

✅ Why doctors call it a "medical rebirth" — and why he now has two birthdays

✅ The physical toll: losing 26 pounds, tachycardia scares, and not being recognized by his own phone

✅ How 20+ years of meditation and metacognition helped him regulate his mind through the pain

✅ Why he refuses to let cancer define who he is — and calls it "one of the best things that happened" to him

✅ The mental framework anyone facing hardship can use to find strength in the struggle

This isn't just a survival story — it's a masterclass in resilience, mindset, and choosing perspective even when your body is falling apart.

If this episode moved you, share it with someone who needs to hear it today. ️

🎙️ Guest: Savio Clemente

🎧 Host: Dominique Muhammad

📺 Channel: The Cancer Podcast: BeastVsZombie

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In this powerful episode of BeastvsZombie, Armeda shares her incredible journey of surviving cancer not once, but twice. From being diagnosed at a young age to becoming a mother while battling cancer, facing chemotherapy, losing her leg, and overcoming a life-threatening diagnosis. Her story is one of strength, resilience, and hope.

Armeda opens up about living as an amputee, surviving rare bone cancer, and finding purpose through life's greatest challenges. This conversation is a reminder that even in our darkest moments, we are stronger than we realize.

🎙️ Guest: Armeda Batchler Cancer Survivor

🎧 Host: Dominique Muhammad Co-Host: Bree Jones

📺 Channel: The Cancer Podcast: BeastVsZombie

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#BreastCancer #CancerSurvivor #MentalHealth #HealingJourney #BeastVsZombie