I Thought Mold Was Making Me Sick, But It Was Something Much Worse
From The Rollercoaster Podcast by Tyler Hall
May 19, 2026 · 46 min · Episode 1
About this episode
Doug Cartwright shares his life-changing experience after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and the lessons he learned about living fully.
What do you do when a doctor tells you that you have 15 months to live and less than a 10% chance of surviving the next two years? In this episode of the Rollercoaster Podcast, I sit down with Doug Cartwright, a sales coach, entrepreneur, and one of the most spiritually grounded people I've ever met, who was diagnosed with Grade 4 Glioblastoma, the deadliest, most aggressive form of brain cancer, just weeks before we recorded this conversation. Doug walks us through the symptoms that were dismissed as anxiety, the emergency brain surgery that saved his life, and the vision he had that completely changed how he sees death, faith, and what it means to truly live. If you've ever faced a moment that shattered your sense of the future, this conversation will stay with you. Please consider supporting Doug’s GoFundMe linked below: https://gofund.me/27a96d9ed Key Moments: 0:00 “I Thought I Was Going to Die Today” 5:38 Waves of Panic & Impending Doom 9:03 He Thought He Had DPDR Disorder 14:09 The Phone Call That Saved His Life 18:45 “My Life Will Never Be the Same” 21:36 Living Like Every Day Could Be His Last 25:18 The Power of Saying I Love You 29:12 Brain Cancer Became His Greatest…
People in this episode
Host: Tyler Hall
Guest: Doug Cartwright
Topics covered
- brain cancer
- survival
- spirituality
- life lessons
- health
- personal growth
Keywords
- brain cancer
- Glioblastoma
- survival
- spirituality
- life lessons
- Doug Cartwright
- Tyler Hall
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: GoFundMe
Books & works: Grade 4 Glioblastoma
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