From Stage IV Cancer to No Evidence of Disease with Mark Ruegg

From Stage IV Cancer to No Evidence of Disease with Mark Ruegg

From HEAL with Kelly

May 28, 2026 · 1h 9m · Episode 188

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Mark Ruegg shares his inspiring journey from a Stage IV pancreatic cancer diagnosis to a state of no evidence of disease, emphasizing the power of belief and healing.

What if the story you’ve been told about your diagnosis… isn’t the only one available to you? In this uplifting episode, I sit down with Mark Ruegg, a Stage IV pancreatic cancer thriver whose awe-inspiring journey reinforced what I know is possible when it comes to healing. I first heard about Mark after two different people told me I had to hear his story — and after listening for myself, I had to have him on the podcast. Incredibly, he credits the HEAL Documentary for inspiring a sense of hope and possibility after his diagnosis. It brings me so much JOY to know the film continues to inspire this community to take your healing and transformation into your own hands! After being told his cancer was inoperable and incurable, Mark found himself standing between two very different worlds—one rooted in fear, prognosis, and limitation… and another rooted in possibility, belief, and the body’s capacity to heal. What he chose changed everything. We talk about the moment he came across the HEAL Documentary — and how that experience, along with others who had walked this path before him, helped him borrow belief when he didn’t yet have it on his own. This conversation explores the deeper…

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Host: Kelly

Guest: Mark Ruegg

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