Steve shares his knowledge, experience, and wisdom to help better equip and empower your capacity to mount a robust and effective response to a serious challenge.

steveHOLMES

2 brothers diagnosed with the same aggressive terminal cancer and 6 months to live. 

“Steve survived, but Graeme did not. Steve’s survival became a modern-day medical breakthrough that provided a new doorway to how patients can better respond and survive a serious cancer diagnosis.”

Surviving stage 4 metastatic and terminal cancer is remarkable in itself, it attracts attention, and therein lays a new unexpected responsibility.

Cancer patients suffer a lot, that’s what it is to be a patient, so anything that I can do to alleviate that suffering is a good thing, a positive thing, a meaningful thing. Sharing my story, knowledge, experiences, and wisdom in the best way possible does exactly that, it helps make other patient’s lives more liveable and shines a light on what is possible.

cancer READY

I find a lot of patient suffering comes from not understanding things and the confusion and overwhelm that comes from that. So helping people understand their diagnosis and options is a good start to improving their survival chances.

I have also learned the advantages of becoming cancer-ready, just as CPR awareness and basic knowledge can improve survival rates.

steveHOLMES

2 brothers diagnosed with the same aggressive terminal cancer and 6 months to live. 

“Steve survived, but Graeme did not. Steve’s survival became part of a modern-day medical breakthrough, providing a new pathway for how patients can better respond to and survive a serious cancer diagnosis.”

Surviving stage 4 metastatic and terminal cancer is remarkable in itself, it attracts attention, and therein lays a new unexpected responsibility.

Cancer patients suffer a lot, that’s what it is to be a patient, so anything that I can do to alleviate that suffering is a good thing, a positive thing, a meaningful thing. Sharing my story, knowledge, experiences, and wisdom in the best way possible does exactly that, it helps make other patient’s lives more liveable and shines a light on what is possible.

cancerREADY

I find a lot of patient suffering comes from not understanding things and the confusion and overwhelm that comes from that. So helping people understand their diagnosis and options is a good start to improving their survival chances.

I have also learned the advantages of becoming cancer-ready, just as CPR awareness and basic knowledge can improve survival rates.

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10,000 Kms – 1,000 Patient Journals
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I am riding 10,000 kms to provide 1,000
cutting-edge interactive navigation journals for cancer patients

While Science Works for Tomorrow

As science and medicine diligently pursue tomorrow’s cures, my focus is on the better utilization of current cancer and genomic science, along with medical advancements, including evidence-based medicine and practices, for the benefit of today’s patient survival.

From Hypothesis to Fact:

I have walked and lived the hypotheses of the most brilliant medical minds alive today to overcome a previously unbeatable terminal stage 4 cholangiocarcinoma. My pathway from diagnosis to survival now provides living proof of transcending what appears to be impossible, serving as a pathway for others to follow.

The Future of Cancer Success

Empower the Patient – Increase Survival;

‘Empowered Patients’ are better positioned to utilize the most current and available resources and opportunities. They more comfortably function at the forefront of pioneering survival breakthroughs, enhancing the effectiveness of science and medical advancements.

By demystifying and simplifying the complexities of cancer and genomic sciences into tangible insights and tools, we bridge critical knowledge gaps, fostering a new generation of ‘Empowered Patients’.

It is the Empowered Patients who have the greatest need and the capacity to drive new survival innovation, enriching the effectiveness of science, medicine, and healthcare.” ~ SteveH

Navigational Journals: Creating Empowered Patients and bridging the knowledge gap:

‘Newly Diagnosed Patients’ do not know what they do not know, yet absolutely must:

The Underutilized Power of  Translation: By merging successful patient experience with the rigors of science and medicine, these journals are better positioned to equip and empower patients to more effectively respond and survive a cancer diagnosis – they help patients help themselves.

The Advantages of a Patient-Led Initiative: While science and medicine advance with necessary precision and caution, this very often creates silos of information that inadvertently restrict, slow, or confuse its availability to the patient’s toolkit. Initiatives such as the Patient Navigator Journal Series cut through these confines to provide an unobstructed, comprehensive flow of critical and actionable knowledge.

It’s A Symbiotic Cycle:

Empower the Patient, Increase Survival. The Empowered Patient better utilizes the incumbent medical science and resources, increasing survivorship, driving innovation, and embodying the very essence of medical science.

A Symbiotic Future

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By translating and simplifying complex cancer genomics into tools, we bridge the crucial gap between science, medicine, and patient communities. This equips and empowers a patient’s capacity to respond from the moment of diagnosis, aligning them with their physicians and synchronizing their support networks onto the same page.

Breaking it down:
  1. Translating and Simplifying:
    • Diving into the intricacies of cancer genomics can be a daunting voyage. I make this journey less intimidating by translating the scientific jargon into a language that’s more relatable. This demystification is the first step towards empowering patients.
  2. Bridging the Gap:
    • The chasm between the realms of cutting-edge science, practical medicine, and the patient communities is vast. By creating tools that simplify complex genomic data, we build bridges over this chasm, making the scientific advancements more actionable by the patient themselves.
  3. Equip and Empower:
    • Knowledge tools are powerful. Tools that better equip and empower the patient’s capacity to respond more effectively from the moment of diagnosis.
    • When a patient have the tools to understand and comprehends their diagnosis and the science behind it, they are better positioned to engage in meaningful discussions with their healthcare providers. This empowerment begins at diagnosis and extends throughout their treatment journey.
  4. Alignment with Physicians:
    • The journey of battling cancer is a collaborative endeavor. When a patient and their physician are aligned in understanding and approach, the roadmap to treatment becomes clearer, fostering a collaborative environment that is conducive to better outcomes.
  5. Synchronizing the Patients Support Networks:
    • A patient’s support network is their rock. By synchronizing the understanding and approach, we create a harmonized response. This synchronized effort encompasses and aligns the many into a force multiplier for the patient’s response and survival chances.
A Guiding Thought:

There is nothing in life or science that is not vulnerable to being knocked off its pedestal of certainty – the only certainty is there is no certainty, just possibilities. As such the challenge within the opportunity of life is to look and see the possibilities, then set about transforming them into realities that add value beyond yourself.

AboutMe

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RealityCheck

HEALTHY PEOPLE GET CANCER TOO; We are all healthy until we are not.

None of us can predict when we might face a cancer diagnosis. Even healthy individuals, including doctors, nurses, and scientists, are not immune. That’s why being well-equipped with knowledge and resources (The Cancer CPR) becomes a crucial factor and advantage if we are ever unexpectedly diagnosed with a serious cancer.

TheCHALLENGE

It has been a significant challenge to separate out my emotions which have been such an integral part of my battle, from the harsh lessons learned within them. Initially, I tried to separate them so as to provide greater clarity when sharing. However, I came to realise that these emotions were in themselves an incredibly important component that essentially encased and carried the lesson(s).

It is my hope that I can present both in a way that you can take away something that really helps.

Pathway &Navigation

My journey as a patient has been meticulously documented to arm future patients with critical know-how right from their diagnosis. To know what must be known, in the order it must be known—that’s my guiding principle. This has opened up new pathways in patient care that go beyond the doctor’s office.

I found myself right at the forefront of a healthcare revolution—one that’s laser-focused on patient empowerment, cutting-edge research, and fresh funding approaches. We’re not just talking about longer lives; we’re talking about better lives, and I can’t wait to see what’s next.

This new era? It’s fundamentally about empowering patients and reshaping how we tackle cancer an unexpected cancer diagnosis.”

ContactME

For more information on the Cancer Toolkits, Patient Journal Series, and other projects mentioned, please contact me to have a chat and discuss how I may be of help.
Steve

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