On today's show of laughing with cancer our guest is DR. Brian King an acclaimed comedian and Psychologist who travels the country conducting seminars to tens of thousands of people a year. His book "the Laughing Cure" is in stores now (amazon is where I got mine) where he explains how laughter can help you with what ails you. He draws his insight as a Psychologist and his experience as a comedian, so set back and enjoy my friends and remember if your not laughing you're not living... Peace Love and stay laughing

Sugar is a killer and at some point we all need a good detox. On today's show we talk a little about sugar and why it's bad for you. So sit back and let me jabber at you for a bit and remember Peace! Love! and stay laughing

Like most cancer survivors we all have a story to tell, a journey of sorts when it comes to this roller-coaster ride we call cancer. On today's show of Laughing with Cancer our guest is a musician a teacher and is trained in method acting.  She also has a masters degree in vocal performance and pedagogy, not to sure what pedagogy is but she has a masters degree in it. she is also a cancer survivor and a multiple sclerosis warrior....Please welcome to the show Ellean Weber

Remember my friends keep laughing! PEACE! LOVE! and stay laughing

Hi all!

On today's show of Laughing with Cancer we talk a little about how to cope with your disease be it cancer, death, other illnesses, job loss, or even a new president we all need to cope some way or another. so sit back and let me jabber with you.. Peace Love and stay laughing 

HI my friends and Merry Christmas to you all! On today's show we talk a little about what happened in November you know the election and all that nonsense. Most importantly we talk about essential oils. Aromatherapy is a natural modality that can help patients cope with all kinds of illnesses like chronic pain, nausea, stress and depression. It has also been used to stimulate the immune system, fight off bacterial infections increase circulation, alleviate headaches, sooth sore muscles and help you sleep at night just to name a few. Essential oils have been around for ever and are starting to make a comeback for people who are looking for alternatives to prescription drugs. With that said sit back and enjoy and have a very Merry Christmas....Peace Love and stay laughing  

Hi my friends, I know I've been MIA for the last couple of months but not to fear I'm back and just in time to vote.  For who you might ask, that I'm not sure but what I do know is prop.205 is up for a vote and yes is the the way to go. The legalization and regulation of marijuana here in Arizona, it's not only good for the state but good for the people that really need it.  So on this show I talk a little about whats been going on with me, my kids and just life's ups and downs and what is needed is some good old R & R then of course marijuana. So sit back and let me chat with you for a few.  I would also like to send a shout out to Chemda Hennessy of Keith and the girl podcast and welcome her to the cancer survivor club.  However her fight is not over yet, she still needs radiation therapy so please send her your love and help by clicking on this link "CHEMDA NEEDS YOUR HELP"  Thanks my friends.  Remember if your not laughing you're letting life pass you by... Peace! Love! and stay laughing

On the latest show of Laughing with Cancer we talk about the craziness going on in the world with all the shootings and would like to give our condolences to the families of the five officers that were shot in Dallas. Lorne Ahrens, Michael Krol, Michael Smith, Brent Thompson and Patrick Zamarripa.  I would also like to give my condolences to the families of Philando Castle of Minnesota and Alton Sterling of Baton Rouge Louisiana who were both gunned down by police officers.  And speaking of craziness lets not forget about the candidates running for president, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.  The crazy train is coming and I think they're both on board.

"Life after Cancer" Everything you're feeling right now is normal for cancer survivors.  Recovering from cancer treatment isn't just about your body-it's also about healing your mind.  Take time to acknowledge the fear, grief and loneliness you're feeling right now.  Then take the steps to understand why you feel these emotions and what you can do about them.  I also would like to give a shout out to my brother Rick Goeden (Lips) my concert buddy. PEACE!LOVE! and stay laughing  

The new single RISE by Sixx AM is out off there new album Prayers for the damned VOL.1... ACE'S 10 my friends! So lets talk a little about NIKKI SIXX and SIXX AM and some talk about Motley Crue.   Speaking of RISE (pun intended) a 64 year old man in Massachusetts had the first penis transplant in the US this month.  He had his penis amputated after he was diagnosed with penile cancer in 2012. A new drug causes cancer to "melt away" in patients with advanced leukemia and a revolutionary treatment uses HIV to reprogram cells into fighting cancer, crazy stuff going on. It's also May and that's Lupus awareness month.  With that said, sit back and listen as I stumble over my words and chat with you for a bit. PEACE! LOVE! and stay laughing  

Lets start off with RIP PRINCE.  We lost a great talent and great performer. 

On Toddy's show of Laughing with Cancer our gust is an award-winning international speaker,bestselling author,industry-leading sales person and not one but two-time cancer survivor.  She has had several books out such as "Not Now I'm Having a No Hair Day" "Our Family Has Cancer Too" and "Cancer has its Privileges:Stories of Hope and Laughter" among others.  She has been featured in several magazines such as Better Homes and Gardens,American Health,Golf Digest and in 2012 she was featured in Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine.  She's appeared on CNN live as "One of the worlds leading authorities on the use of therapeutic humor".  In 1994 she was diagnosed with breast cancer and began a life changing experience turning lemons into lemonade and started her own company called The Cancer Club.  Today that organization is one of the world's largest producer of humorous and helpful products for people with cancer.  In 2013 she was informed that she had cancer again and while going through treatment for her cancer she wrote her book "Laugh til it Heals:Notes from the Worlds Funniest Cancer Mailbox".  Here to tell her story and help us laugh it up is Christine Clifford. 

Lets just start off by saying DID YOU SEE MY BRONCOS WIN THE SUPERBOWL BABY??!!  That's right the Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers 24 to 10... So the Broncos are Superbowl #50 champs.  This month is Valentines, or as I like to call it " I Love You Day" and also cancer awareness month.  Male breast cancer is a cancer not to many people think about, but it happens.  It's said that over 2,200 men are diagnosed with breast cancer every year and that over 450 men die from it per year.  Most people have always thought breast cancer to be a women's cancer and like most men we're too stubborn to go see a doctor, by the time we do it's too late and the cancer has spread.  For most men with breast cancer, when caught in the early stages, survival rate is around 90%.  Breast cancer is rare among men but it does happen. So, what do you do to become that 90% if diagnosed with breast cancer? What are the emotions you go through as a man having a so called "women's disease"?  On today's show of Laughing with Cancer we have one of the worlds youngest male breast cancer survivors.  At age 24 he was diagnosed with breast cancer and from that point on his journey began as an advocate for men with breast cancer.  He's the founder of the MBCC (Male Breast Cancer Coalition) and the Bret Miller 1T foundation "saving second base one boob at a time".  Here to talk about his foundation and bring awareness to male breast cancer is Bret Miller.   

On today's show of Laughing with Cancer we try to start off the new year with some nutrition talk,but first we say goodbye to 3 greats, Lemmy Kilmister of Moterhead,the great David Bowie and actor Alan Rickman all from struggles with cancer.  Remember my friends, cancer does not discriminate no mater who you are.  Our guest today is a registered dietitian and program leader at the Wellspring Cancer Support Agency in Toronto Ontario,providing nutritional education in the form of lectures and cooking demonstrations.  She is also the author of "The Essential Cancer Treatment Nutrition Guide and Cookbook" and the editor of the Canadian Dietitian Oncology Network and Newsletter and yes, she is a cancer survivor.  When she was first diagnosed at the age of 27 with Hodgkin's Lymphoma she never thought it would turn out to be such a gift.  Here to tell her story and talk a little nutrition is Jean Lamantia. 

Happy New Year to all of you, so long 2015.  On today's show of Laughing with Cancer, we talk to a very inspirational man from Ireland with an out of this world story. Liam Ryan was diagnosed with stage 4 head and neck cancer, it was one of the worst cases doctors had ever seen, and he was expected to have only weeks to live.  At one point the doctors told him he might as well be at stage 44 and that he had only a 5% chance of survival, that's how bad it was. Liam Ryan was a fighter and fight is what he did.  Ten years later he ran his first marathon, post cancer, and wrote a book called "Cancer 4 Me 5 (after extra time)". So please sit back and enjoy an amazing story from a man with such amazing strength, courage and faith that anyone with cancer will know that it can be beaten. Ladies and gentleman I give you Mr. Liam Ryan.     

LWC Show #20 "Cancer Queen of Comedy"

With guest Miss Nikki

On this show of Laughing with Cancer we have a very special guest, Veronique Martinez AKA Miss Nikki or as some like to call her the Cancer Queen of Comedy. Miss Nikki lives in Chicago Illinois and is a mother to a beautiful daughter and a wife to a wonderful husband.  Miss Nikki is a cancer fighter/survivor and standup comedian. In 2010 she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer and decided to take this negative and turn it into a positive by becoming a comedian, she wanted to help others think positive through their battle with cancers of all types. Miss Nikki has graced the stage at various venus and comedy showcases, such as Zanies Chicago, Abbey pub, Jokes and Notes, Laugh Factory and many others.  Miss Nikki has been in films such as "Here comes Flabby Hoffman" in 2014 and has appeared as an extra on "Empire" season 2 and Spike lee's "Chiraq" and has a role as Miss Nikki in an independent film "open Windows" which is slated to be released by 2017.  Miss Nikki is such an inspiration to so many people surviving and fighting cancer and is living proof that cancer really does hate laughter.  So with no further ado i give you Miss Nikki Martinez "The Cancer Queen of Comedy"

LWC Show #19 "Rocky Road"

With Guest Matthew Williams

In this show of Laughing with Cancer we talk a little about where I, Elvisrico, has been.  You see I haven't done a show in about 2 months, I'll get in to that in a bit, but for now, I'm back and feeling better about myself and life in general.  I want to help spread the word about a few people I know that are struggling with their own demons called cancer, and the rocky road or roller coaster ride they have to look forward to traveling.  This will be one of many stories of the fighters, the survivors, and even the loss of loved ones that are battling this crazy thing called cancer.  My guest and friend Matthew Williams (or as his friends on twitter like to call him, @ lorddrachenblut which means dragons blood) is just one of those fighters and survivors.  In 2013 after heavy weight loss, an increased difficulty in swallowing and keeping food down, along with severe back and abdominal pain he had no choice but to eventually break down and go to the doctors where they found a 9cm large mass in his abdomen.  Moving forward to 2014, they would find out he was at stage 4 of esophageal cancer.  Needless to say Matthew has been through the ringer, so with no further ado I give you my friend and cancer fighter @lorddrachenblut, Matthew Williams. 

        LWC Show #18

   "Trying to stay positive"

Hi all tis I Elvisrico, and welcome once again to Laughing with Cancer show #18. On todays show we try to stay positive and talk a little bit on how life can hit you with all kinds of curve balls and how we can change some of all the negativity going on in the world.   Well try to anyways with Facebook and all the other social media bs out there it's kinda hard.  I myself have had some curve balls in the last month and a half but what can you do but try to stay positive.  My computer went down and down hard, curve ball, positive side I'm able to use my girlfriend's laptop for now and try to save what i can on my laptop.  So with this show I'm hoping not to ramble on too much about negativity and help you with staying positive.  I would like to give you a little something to think about when your trying to find your happiness.  Remember my friends happiness is a mod not a destination.  This and much more on Laughing with Cancer so sit back and listen to my BS for about 30 minutes or so and try to tell yourself it could always be worse.  I also want to remind you to donate to the Light the night walk on November 7th for the Leukemia Lymphoma society, talk about doing something positive and making a difference in so many life's.  Just go to my website www.laughingwithcancerpodcast.com  and click on the link "Light the night walk" and BOOM! There you go, tax deductible donation.  With that said stay strong, be a warrior stay a warrior and try to stay positive.

PEACE! LOVE! And stay laughing

Elvisrico

LWC Show # 017

"My Fitness Pal"

On this episode of Laughing with Cancer we talk about this and that and an app called my fitness pal to help you lose weight, basically we talk about dieting and eating right. My fitness pal is an app that holds you accountable for the things you eat as far as calories go.  So come join us and have a laugh, remember if you your'er not laughing you're letting life pass you by... Peace! Love! and stay laughing. 

Show # 016

 "Come what May Mr. Lupus"

On this episode of laughing with Cancer, we talk a little about a chronic illness called Lupus. It's May and it's Lupus awareness Month! it may not be cancer but it can be just as debilitating.   My youngest daughter was diagnosed with lupus (Systemic lupus erythematosus) when she was only 13.   She is now 21 and has had alot of problems and complications with her disease.  So we got a little familiar with what lupus is, how you can control it, and live a long life with it.  Like any other kind of chronic illness, you must do your part to better your journey. Making sure you eating right and exercise is a big part in helping with the symptoms of any illness especially Lupus and cancer.  I hope i'm able to answer some questions you might have had about Lupus, for those who don't know what lupus is. Check out the show and find out what we have learned about Lupus. I also talk about a few other things but (in a nut shell), it's mostly about Lupus. PEACE! LOVE! and stay laughing 

Show #015

"The Suck"

On this show of Laughing with Cancer show #015 " The Suck" or as we like to call it depression, my son and part time co-host Erik joins us  as we discus the ways of coping with depression like laughter,medication, support groups, music or even podcasts like this one.  Depression effects alot of people in many different ways and im hoping this show will somehow help you feel a little better about yourself or even the ones around you. Remember my friends if your not laughing your letting life pass you by. 

Show #014

  "PTSD"

On this episode of Laughing with Cancer we get a little serious, we talk with my oldest son and part time co-host Erik (Gunner) Baisley and how he deals with PTSD.  From boot camp, to being deployed to Iraq, and how he copes with his PTSD.  He tells us what it was like in boot camp and how they tear you down and in his words "to dirt level" just to build you back up.  He explains how he felt about going to fight for our country and being a solider ever since 9/11.  He explains how a soldier feels when they come home and the mindset you take on from being in combat. From the moment he left to Iraq and we found out he was a rabbit gunner, his mother and I were both worried sick for his life. I cant imagined how he must have felt as he explains, waking up everyday and wondering if  that day would be his last. Working with the Navy Seals and having one particular seal teaching him a lesson about situational awareness by choking him out at random several times throughout the week, until he was always on guard. Like most parents of Soldiers fighting for our country, all we can do is hope and pray, that they come home in one piece.  However, what we dont realize is that even though they may have come home with no visual scars, they come home with mental and emotional scars. PTSD can lead to depression, anxiety, alcoholism, drug abuse and even thoughts of suicide. With the help from their family, other loved ones and even the VA, our soldiers can work through their PTSD, one step at a time. I would like to thank my son Erik and all the other young men who fought and died for our country. I'm very proud of you and i will always be there for you, love you bud.

Show # 013

"What are we even talking about"

Once again Elvisrico's son (Erik Gunner Baisley) joins in as they discuss what has happened since the last show.  Warren Sapp gets arested for soliciting a prostitute after Superbowl XLIX (49) and fired from the NFL network.  2 Chainz is mulling a run for mayor of College park, GA. Why you might ask? Who knows why, but he's got his "Middle finger up to the competition" Ahh geez.  A follow up on 17 year old Cassandra C; the teenager undergoing forced chemotherapy in Connecticut and why she is forced to stay in a group home.  Why should pediatricians be turning away unvaccinated patients from there practice?  Do you agree?  DOCTORS EXCITED BY NEW CANCER TREATMENT! We like to call it the "Navy Seal team 6" of cancer treatments, but they call it "Glivec" or ST1571.  Last but not least, a 51 year old Nigerian man is purchased as a toy for a rich white kid. "What is the world coming to!", I ask you.  This and much more on Laughing with Cancer.

Show # 11

"New Year with no fear"

Out with the old, in with the new: So long 2014, Hello 2015!

Gone but, not forgoten: RIP to the ones we lost in 2014.

New Year's resolutions: A list of the top 15 resolutions.

Who loves oranges? Elvisricos, dog Damon or as I like to call him, "Senior Puto" does.

Fruit of the show: 10 health benefits of Avocados

PEACE! LOVE! and stay laughing...

HAPPY 2015!!!