Pancreatic Cancer Survivor Martin Inderbitzin – The Lessons, The Hardships and Becoming a Triathlete
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This world is filled with some truly magnificent human beings. Each guest so far that I have had the honor to interview on The IPS Podcast has only made me prouder and prouder of humanity.
While evil is part of this world, and bad people will always exist, there is great courage, strength, love, and kindness being spread in our world every day, more so than evil.
I am very grateful each and every time to talk to some of these people working as a force of good in this world. Martin Inderbitzin, neuroscientist, pancreatic cancer survivor, triathlete, and founder of My Survival Story, is another perfect example.
There are certain things in life I would never wish upon anyone. Cancer is one of them. I stumbled upon Martin through his TEDx talk: My Survival story – What I learned from having cancer.
It was something that touched me greatly, and one that I would recommend anyone to watch.
Cancer means coming face to face with your own death – tasting what it feels like.
While I have never had to face cancer myself, nor go through it with anyone in my family, the experience of losing my own father at a young age forced me into asking certain questions about life you will rarely do if you don’t come face to face with that very real experience of death.
This interview with Martin was a very compelling one for me, as the lessons Martin learned from surviving pancreatic cancer and his rollercoaster ride in battling it were ones I felt resonated a lot with me.
While without a doubt experiencing death is scary, painful and lonely, there is a beauty and truth about life that can also be found by facing such suffering.
In this episode, we touch upon these topics and the rollercoaster of emotions, events and changes Martin went through; why he decided to run a triathlon while still being treated for cancer, and how My Survival Story, a project to help inspire other people who are currently battling cancer, came to exist.
This is an interview to be listened to, talked about, and shared. Please enjoy this episode with pancreatic cancer survivor Martin Inderbitzin.
EP 010 – Martin Inderbitzin: Tasting Death, a Survival Story of Pancreatic Cancer – The Lessons, The Hardships, and Becoming a Triathlete
“One day you are going to die, the question is just what you will do until then.”
Some of the Questions:
- What thoughts where going through your head when the doctor told you, you had cancer?
- Somewhere along the line, while still being treated with chemotherapy, you decide to run a triathlon, what led you into doing this?
- Could you tell us more about your project My Survival Story? What it is and why you created it?
What You Will Learn from this Episode:
- How giving a purpose to your life changes everything
- The blessings traumatic experiences can bring and how they can lead to seeing greater truths and brightness in life
- Words of advice and wisdom from a pancreatic cancer survivor to a cancer patient
“This is now my story, and I am just going to write whatever happens to me.”
Resources Mentioned:
- – My Survival Story (We share stories of those who went through cancer to help those currently going through it. By doing so we want to reduce the stress of patients that is negatively affecting not only their immune system but also their quality of life.)
- – TEDx Talk: My survival story— what I learned from having cancer (This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Martin Inderbitzin was 32 years old, with a fresh PhD degree, a new job and about to start a new life when he was suddenly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.)
- – The Odyssey by Homer (The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still read by contemporary audiences. As with the Iliad, the poem is divided into 24 books. It follows the Greek hero Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his journey home after the Trojan War.)
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You may also like these episodes:
- – EP 026 – How to Handle Dark Times with Dr. Martin Inderbitzin, Pancreatic Cancer Survivor
- – EP 017 – Within the Mind of a Warrior: Rich Hungerford, Former SAS Patrol Commander
- – EP 007 – Let’s Talk About Loneliness: a Conversation with Julia Bainbridge, Host of The Lonely Hour
Question about this episode: What are your thoughts, experiences or lessons about the mysteries of death?
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