Refusing to Accept a Terminal Diagnosis with Samuel Shepherd

About this episode

Samuel Shepherd shares his journey of refusing to accept a terminal cancer diagnosis and his quest for survival using his scientific knowledge.

When Samuel Shepherd was diagnosed with a rare terminal blood cancer, doctors told him there was no treatment, no cure, and possibly very little time left. For many people, that would have been the end of the story. For Samuel, it became the beginning of an obsession. A physicist, engineer and inventor with decades of experience across biochemistry, environmental science and high-level government projects, Samuel turned all of his knowledge towards one goal: staying alive. What followed...

People in this episode

Host: Philip Briscoe

Guest: Samuel Shepherd

Topics covered

• terminal diagnosis
• cancer
• mental health
• survival
• science
• personal journey

Keywords

• terminal cancer
• diagnosis
• survival
• biochemistry
• mental health
• physicist
• engineer

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