#105: “Survival Rate Slim, Will To Survive High” | Bradly Gillis

#105: “Survival Rate Slim, Will To Survive High” | Bradly Gillis

From Better Bloke by Better Bloke Project

April 7, 2026 · 56 min · Episode 105

About this episode

Bradly Gillis shares his journey of living with brain cancer and maintaining a positive mindset against the odds.

Bradly isn’t pretending the prognosis doesn’t exist... he’s just refusing to let it dictate how he lives. On this week’s ep, we sit down with Bradly Gillis, a young bloke many will know as Train4Survival. Bradly is now facing round three against brain cancer, after first being diagnosed at just 16 years old and given a prognosis that suggested he wouldn’t make it to where he is today. 10 years on, here he is... still swinging, still planning ahead, and still carrying a mindset that’s hard not to respect. This conversation isn’t about pretending the reality isn’t serious. It’s about what it looks like to keep living when the odds aren’t in your favour. We get into the toll that journey takes, the way it shapes your outlook, and how Bradly has approached everything from treatment and training to relationships, purpose, and the simple act of getting on with life. It’s raw in parts, but far from hopeless, and more than anything, it’s a look at the kind of grit most people don’t understand until they’re forced to find it. Stay up to date with his journey: https://www.instagram.com/train4survival

People in this episode

Guest: Bradly Gillis

Topics covered

  • brain cancer
  • survival
  • mindset
  • treatment
  • relationships
  • grit

Keywords

  • brain cancer
  • survival rate
  • mindset
  • treatment
  • life outlook
  • grit
  • Train4Survival

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Organizations: Train4Survival

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