[WALK IT OFF EP3] CHRONIC ZEN

Out of Patients with Matthew Zachary · Matthew Zachary

January 20, 202628m 17sbonusExplicit

Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (pdcn.co) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.

Show Notes

Michael Kramer was 19 when cancer ambushed his life. He went from surfing Florida beaches to chemo, radiation, and a bone marrow transplant that left him alive but carrying a chronic disease. He had necrosis in his knees and elbows, lost his ability to surf for years, and found himself stuck in hospitals instead of the ocean. Yet he adapted. Michael picked up a guitar, built Lego sets, led support groups, and started sharing his story on Instagram and TikTok.

We talk about masculinity, identity, and what happens when the thing that defines you gets stripped away. He opens up about dating in Miami, freezing sperm at a children’s hospital, awkward Uber-for-sperm moments with his brother, and how meditation became survival. Michael lost his father to cancer when he was a teen, and that grief shaped how he lives and advocates today. He is funny, grounded, and honest about the realities of survivorship in your twenties. This episode shows what resilience looks like when you refuse to walk it off and choose to speak it out loud instead.

RELATED LINKS

FEEDBACK

Like this episode? Rate and review Walk It Off on your favorite podcast platform. For guest suggestions or sponsorship inquiries, email [email protected]

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Topics

moral injuryfuture of healthcaretelemedicinehealthcare costshealth insuranceAI inhealthcareclinical trialsprecision medicinepatient marketingultra rare diseasehealth datapatient rightsbig pharmainsurancechemotherapyimmunotherapycancer researchcaregiversgenetic testingmediacancer risk reductioncancer preventioncancer rightsshared decision makingpharma marketingpharmatelehealthgenomicshealthcare communicationshealth equitywe the patientshealthcare marketingmental healthmedical burnoutoncologyout of patientspatient storytellingearly detectionpublic healthhealthcare reformpalliative carefinancial toxicitypatientshealthcare workforcebioethicshematologyhealth disparitySDOH (Social Determinants of Health)cancer survivorshealthcarehealth literacypharmaceuticalshealthcare policyhealthcare systemmedical debtbiotechhealthcare innovationlife sciencescancer patientspodcastingpatient experiencedigital healthpatient centricitychronic illnessrare diseasecancerpatient storiespatient empowermentpatient advocacymatthew zachary

← All episodes of Out of Patients with Matthew Zachary