Katia Conte on Loss, Resilience, and Helping Families Survive Childhood Cancer
About this episode
Luba Patlakh discusses loss and resilience with Katia Conte, who shares her experience with childhood cancer and the support provided by the Daniela Conte Foundation.
This episode is one of the most personal conversations on the podcast, as host Luba Patlakh opens up about losing her own mom to cancer and how that loss shaped her view of advocacy and leadership. Luba sits down with Katia Conte, founder of the Daniela Conte Foundation, who shares the story of her daughter Daniela's four year battle with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive childhood cancer. Katia walks through the moment everything changed, the years of treatment, relapse, and resilience, and the heartbreaking decision to keep fighting even when answers ran out. The conversation covers what real support looks like for a family in crisis, how the Daniela Conte Foundation helps cover rent, bills, and medical costs for families in active treatment, and how Katia turned unimaginable grief into a mission that has already helped hundreds of families. For anyone who has wondered what genuine support looks like for a family facing a child's serious illness, or who is looking for a way to help, this conversation will stay with them. Learn more about the Daniela Conte Foundation here: https://www.danielacontefoundation.org Connect with Luba on Instagram…
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