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Rowdy Gaines: Overcoming a Health Crisis

Three-time gold medalist Rowdy Gaines reveals the health crisis that left him paralyzed and explains how his fitness level helped him not only survive but thrive in the aftermath of his illness.

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Pat Williams: Fighting for a Cure

NBA executive, author, motivational speaker and 58-time marathon finisher Pat Williams is facing a new challenge — multiple myeloma. Find out why he thinks it’s his calling to help find a cure.

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Dr. Mark Roh: Build Your Team

Dr. Mark Roh is the President of MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando and a world renowned liver cancer specialist.He says not only should every patient be treated as an individual but treated by an entire team of specialists.

What is Surviving & Thriving?


Struggle is a universal human experience. Life will knock us down and count us out if we allow it. Surviving & Thriving is a program filled with hope, inspiration and possibility. A program with real stories about real people who refused to give in when confronted with the kinds of challenges that nearly every family faces. From cancer to cardiac disease; the loss of a spouse to the loss of a job, Surviving and Thriving is about standing up and fighting for all that life has to offer and in some cases for life itself. These battles are rarely fought alone. We all need inspiration from the examples of others who have not only survived but thrived in the aftermath of hardship. Surviving & Thriving provides those examples.

Surviving and Thriving is brought to you by Growing Bolder in partnership with MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando and WKMG Local 6.

Real People. Real Stories.

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Torn Apart By Tragedy

Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson’s life was torn apart in 1988. A college student studying abroad, Elizabeth remained in Europe when her roommates boarded Pan Am flight 103. Today, her life is a living memorial to her lost friends.

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Your Stories: CJ Hartman

At she prepared to turn 47, CJ Hartman was in the best shape of her life. She had lost weight, she’d recently set a personal record in triathlon and she was training for her next big race. And then, she was stunned to learn she had cancer. Wait until you see how she thrived in the aftermath.

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Your Stories: Diane Shadgett

After surviving uterine cancer at 32, the last thing Diane Shadgett expected was a new, different diagnosis. But at 44, the active and fit personal trainer found herself in another battle, this time breast cancer was her foe. She shares her story of survival.

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Your Stories: Sylvia McMenamin

After her lung diagnosis, Sylvia McMenamin’s doctors told her to start preparing for her death. Instead, she found new doctors. Two years later, she tells us how she’s doing and what she’s learned about planning for your SURVIVAL instead.