Ep. 103 EMMY NOMINATED Actress & Desperate Housewife, Marcia Cross, Tells Us ALLLL About Her Fight With Anal Cancer & Spreading Awareness for HPV!

Published: Jan. 9, 2021, 1 a.m.

b'Today we are SO LUCKY to have the beautiful and insanely talented, Marcia Cross on the podcast! She is someone we are sure A LOT of you know...if you used to watch Desperate Housewives, or you\\u2019re into soap operas we are sure you know who she is! ;)\\n\\xa0\\nMarcia Cross is an Emmy Nominated Actress & a 2-Time Screen Actors Guild Award winner! Along with being an incredible actress, she is a mama to twins and an anal cancer survivor. Jamie met her through her work with HPV Alliance where we try to spread awareness on all things HPV!\\n\\xa0\\n8:05 - Welcome to HMCP, Marcia!\\xa0\\n8:35 - Marcia shares her story of her cancer diagnosis and what her experience was throughout\\n13:26 - Jamie asks, What is anal cancer and what was the recovery process like for you?\\n18:26 - Jamie asks, I\\u2019m so sorry to hear about the amount of cancer that you\\u2019ve been exposed to, I know that you lost a boyfriend previously?\\n19:12 - Marcia talks about her involvement with the HPV Alliance.\\n20:38 - Doug asks, What advice do you have as a parent talking to your kids about HPV or being aware?\\n23:43 - Doug, Jamie, and Marcia chat about how the conversations will go with talking to their children and Doug and Jamie discuss the differences in talking to a son or a daughter.\\n31:51 - Doug asks, Starting from when you first had cancer until now, what are some of the most important lessons that you have learned?\\n33:29 - Jamie asks, For anybody who may have been recently diagnosed with HPV or had been in the past or may encounter a diagnosis in the future - what do you recommend as a game plan to keep HPV at bay?\\n37:05 - Marcia shares a story of a friend who was told by doctors that she had a hemorrhoid but then discovered she had cancer through looking on an online portal after a doctor\\u2019s appointment!\\n41:40 - Doug, Jamie, and Marcia talk about the importance of de-stigmatizing everything about HPV and awareness of certain viruses is only going to help everyone!\\n43:10 - Jamie asks, What would you have to say for someone who has been diagnosed with cancer or may be going through cancer?\\n50:33 - Jamie asks, I couldn\\u2019t imagine as an Emmy nominated actress trying to watch TV - Is it difficult to sit back and watch any show because you are so talented?\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nCome back next week for another GREAT episode! Stay well! :)\\n\\xa0\\nMarcia\\u2019s Instagram: www.instagram.com/reallymarcia/\\nHPV Alliance Website: www.hpvalliance.org\\nAnal Cancer Foundation: www.analcancerfoundation.org\\nAHCC Mushroom Supplements\\n\\xa0\\nAnd thank you to our sponsors:\\n\\xa0\\nWarby Parker - Try Warby Parker\\u2019s FREE Home Try-On program: Order 5 pairs of glasses to try at home FOR FREE for 5 days! There\\u2019s no obligation to buy! Ships FREE and includes a pre-paid return shipping label! Go to warbyparker.com/hotmarriage NOW!\\n\\xa0\\nMoshi App - Download the Moshi app on App Store or Google Play Store and get access to a 1 week free trial of Moshi Premium!\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'