Game Over: c*ncer

About Game Over: c*ncer

Through poignant interviews with pediatric cancer survivors, families, medical professionals, and advocates, Game Over: c*ncer sheds light on the realities of childhood cancer. Each episode explores the efforts and advocacy taking place to find more solutions and make changes for this fatal disease. Hope exhibited by these young warriors and their loved ones is also crucial to our message. From discussing the latest research advancements to sharing personal stories of triumph and loss, the show aims to spark meaningful conversations, foster community support, and drive action toward a world free of childhood cancer. Join us in amplifying these voices, raising awareness, and standing in solidarity with these tiny champs and their families.

Publisher

Hi Hello Labs Network

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jun 2024

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

60 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   60. Beyond Treatment: 50 Episodes of Childhood Cancer Stories

   What happens after childhood cancer changes everything? In this special episode of Game Over : c*ncer, hosts Val Solomon and Dana Nichols of Cannonball Kids’ cancer Foundation revisit some of the most powerful childhood cancer survivor and family stories shared throughout the podcast. This retrospective brings together unforgettable conversations about pediatric cancer diagnosis, childhood cancer treatment, survivorship, grief, mental health, scan anxiety, life after chemotherapy, finding a new normal, losing a child, and turning pain into purpose. For many childhood cancer survivors, finishing treatment is only the beginning of another journey. Survivors may face long-term side effects, questions about identity, survivor guilt, fear of recurrence, and the challenge of figuring out what “normal” looks like after cancer. Families also carry the emotional impact long after treatment ends, from the anxiety surrounding follow-up scans and bloodwork to the lasting trauma of watching a child fight for their life. As one family explains in this episode, you don’t necessarily fully exhale when treatment ends. You’ll also hear from parents and loved ones who turned devastating loss into advocacy, research funding, community support, and a commitment to keeping their children’s names and legacies alive. Across 50 episodes, Game Over: c*ncer has created space for pediatric cancer researchers, survivors, families, donors, and advocates to tell the stories behind the fight for better treatments and better outcomes. This milestone episode celebrates those voices while reminding us why the work continues. Learn more about Cannonball Kids’ cancer Foundation and how you can help advance childhood cancer research at cannonballkidscancer.org (http://cannonballkidscancer.org/). Subscribe to Game Over: c*ncer for more conversations about pediatric cancer research, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, childhood cancer advocacy, innovative cancer treatments, and the people working to create meaningful change. ---------------------------------- Learn more about Cannonball Kids' cancer Foundation and support pediatric cancer research: cannonballkidscancer.org (http://cannonballkidscancer.org/) ---------------------------------- Connect with Dana: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danaknichols/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danaknichols/) Connect with Val: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-solomon/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-solomon/) Join us for the LINK conference: https://cannonballkidscancer.org/link (https://cannonballkidscancer.org/link)

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   59. Pediatric Cancer Diagnosis: Why Parents Must Keep Asking

   A mother’s intuition helped save her son’s life. When four-year-old Enzo developed persistent congestion, his mom, Krista Keller, knew something was wrong. But after visiting five doctors over two months, Enzo was repeatedly diagnosed with allergies and sinus infections. Krista even asked whether cancer could be causing his symptoms and was reassured that it wasn’t. Then, after Enzo became increasingly sick and lethargic, Krista and her husband took him to a children’s hospital. One scan revealed a large mass blocking his airway. Enzo was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma, an aggressive pediatric blood cancer. As part of Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month, we’re sharing the voices and experiences of parents and families who know childhood cancer firsthand. In this episode of Game Over: c*ncer, hosts Dana Nichols and Val Solomon speak with Krista about the realities of delayed pediatric cancer diagnosis, trusting parental intuition, advocating for your child in the medical system, and the emotional trauma childhood cancer can leave behind long after treatment ends. Krista also shares how Enzo’s diagnosis led her to create the Enzo and Me Pediatric Cancer Foundation from his hospital bedside. Today, the organization helps fund pediatric cancer research focused on some of the most underfunded and difficult-to-treat childhood cancers, including brain tumors, sarcomas, AML, neuroblastoma, and other cancers where better treatment options are desperately needed. This conversation explores: • Early signs and symptoms of pediatric cancer • Delayed childhood cancer diagnosis • Why parents must advocate when symptoms persist • Burkitt lymphoma in children • The emotional impact of childhood cancer • Pediatric cancer survivorship • Funding for childhood cancer research • Underfunded pediatric cancers • The experience of siblings and families during cancer treatment • How families can turn fear and grief into advocacy • The mission behind Enzo and Me Pediatric Cancer Foundation • Why innovative pediatric cancer treatments matter Krista’s story is a reminder that parents know their children, persistent symptoms deserve answers, and research is essential to creating safer treatments and better outcomes for children with cancer. ---------------------------------- Learn more about the Enzo and Me Pediatric Cancer Foundation:EnzoAndMe.org Learn more about Cannonball Kids' Cancer Foundation and support pediatric cancer research: cannonballkidscancer.org (http://cannonballkidscancer.org/) ---------------------------------- Connect with Dana: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danaknichols/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danaknichols/) Connect with Val: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-solomon/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-solomon/) Upcoming Ckc Events: https://cannonballkidscancer.org/category/make-an-impact/events/ (https://cannonballkidscancer.org/category/make-an-impact/events/) ---------------------------------- Podcast Produced by Hi Hello Labs: Website: https://www.hihellolabs.com/ (https://www.hihellolabs.com/)

3. 

   1 Sept 2026

   58. From Experience to Impact: One Family’s Cancer Story

   What happens when your child is told there is no standard treatment available? In this powerful episode of the Game Over: c*ncer Podcast, Sarah Asma, Executive Director of the Big Nova Foundation, shares the deeply personal story that transformed her family's life forever after her two-year-old niece was diagnosed with a rare form of pediatric leukemia. Forced to travel across the country because no hospital nearby had experience treating her niece's specific cancer, Sarah witnessed firsthand the urgent need for more pediatric cancer research, better treatment options, and greater support for families navigating childhood cancer. Today, through the Big Nova Foundation, her family invests in innovative nonprofit organizations, groundbreaking research, and community initiatives that strengthen lives across Central Florida and beyond. Hosts Dana Nichols and Val Solomon explore the realities of pediatric cancer research funding, healthcare inequities, childhood cancer survivorship, long-term treatment side effects, and why philanthropy is about empowering organizations, not controlling them. If you care about childhood cancer, nonprofit leadership, family philanthropy, medical research, healthcare innovation, or making a meaningful difference in your community, this conversation is one you won't want to miss. In this episode: Sarah Asma's family cancer story Rare pediatric leukemia treatment Why pediatric cancer research matters Childhood cancer survivorship Long-term side effects of cancer treatment Healthcare inequities Family philanthropy Building stronger nonprofit organizations Investing in innovative research Creating lasting community impact Help us create better treatment options for kids with cancer. Learn more about Big Nova Foundation:  Big Nova | Sparking Hope in Central FL (https://big-nova.org/) Learn more about Cannonball Kids' Cancer Foundation and support pediatric cancer research: cannonballkidscancer.org (http://cannonballkidscancer.org/) ---------------------------------- Connect with Dana: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danaknichols/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danaknichols/) Connect with Val: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-solomon/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-solomon/) Upcoming Ckc Events: https://cannonballkidscancer.org/category/make-an-impact/events/ (https://cannonballkidscancer.org/category/make-an-impact/events/) ---------------------------------- Podcast Produced by Hi Hello Labs: Website: https://www.hihellolabs.com/ (https://www.hihellolabs.com/)

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

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Quality

52

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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