What Hope Looks Like
What Hope Looks Like is a community focused on the reality and emotional side of fighting pediatric cancer. It connects families, professionals and other leaders who have been impacted by pediatric cancer and have one common purpose – to build hope in a situation nobody ever hopes to face. The What Hope Looks Like podcast is hosted by Eric Newman, pediatric cancer survivor and founder of non-profit Roc Solid Foundation, which constructs playsets for kids fighting cancer and provides Ready Bags to families when they are first diagnosed.
The childhood cancer community is full of amazing resources. In this episode, Joan Steele with Toby’s Dream Foundation and Mike Robey with Hooked On Hope VB sit down with host Eric Newman to talk about their nonprofits and what they do to support kids fighting cancer.
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This episode was recorded at the What Hope Looks Like Live-a-thon in November 2019 and features the amazing Mama Bear Laura Vanderslice. Listen as our friend Ashley Diette interviews her about how her son Louie’s legacy lives on after his battle with Leukemia.
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Candi Lemoine, long-time supporter of Roc Solid Foundation, joins us in the studio on Season 2, Episode #1 of the What Hope Looks Like podcast. Listen in as Candi shares her personal tie to the pediatric cancer community and why she continues to give back. Please listen, subscribe and share!
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“It’s not what you take with you; it’s what you leave behind.” Richard Childress Richard Childress, team owner of Richard Childress Racing and long-time supporter of Roc Solid Foundation, joins us in his race shop on Episode #9 of the What Hope Looks Like podcast. Listen in as Richard shares his story and why he […]
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“It’s hope. It’s knowing what this family is going through and letting them see that it’s gonna be okay.” Barb Belanger In this episode of What Hope Looks Like, the Belanger Family joins us on a playset build site to share their story and why they choose to “play it forward”. Their daughter Gracie received […]
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“…we give hope every day and there’s so much to be hopeful for.” Juliet Galton Juliet Galton, Social Worker at Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, joins us on on Episode #7 of the What Hope Looks Like podcast. As one of the first people to interact with families on their cancer journeys, Juliet shares her […]
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“It used to be the golden rule was ‘treat people how you want to be treated’, but the platinum rule is ‘treat people how they want to be treated’.” Brian Holland Brian Holland, CEO of Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group, joins us on on Episode #6 of the What Hope Looks Like podcast. Someone first saw […]
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“Laughing at least once a day is healing, because for a long time… I didn’t even remember what my smile looked like” Koko Mama Bear Koko Rodriguez joins us with her wife Janiece on the fifth episode of What Hope Looks Like. Almost two years ago, Koko lost her son Adrian to Leukemia. She talks […]
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“Hope to me is a miracle. I’ve seen firsthand the lives that it’s changed and the fight that it’s giving these children and these families to move forward.” Karen Lane Brian Schools of Chartway Federal Credit Union and Karen Lane of We Promise Foundation join us on our fourth podcast episode. Listen in as they […]
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“I think that’s one thing we’ve definitely learned through all this, is how important a strong support system is” Stacy Weissner Anna, who’s nine, was diagnosed with Leukemia in October 2018. Less than a year into her battle, her parents Stacy and Will are grateful for the support that’s surrounded them and recognize the importance […]
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“To make them feel loved…and forget about everything they’re worried about, that’s hope to me.” Alina Sheely, 13 years old In Episode #2 of What Hope Looks Like, Roc Solid volunteer Shannon Sheely and his two amazing daughters talked to us about the importance of giving back and how it’s become part of their family […]
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“We didn’t ‘date’ for 7 years but it finally got to a point now where we need that…we need that time away with each other.” — Darlene Rios In our first podcast episode, Eric Newman is joined by Darlene & Ryan Rios to kick off the start of What Hope Looks Like. Darlene & Ryan […]
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