Sean Swarner

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446 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Feb 2026 last heard 27 Feb

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And I think that's changed my entire perspective on what I've been able to accomplish.

So 13 years old, advanced stage four Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Doctors gave me three months to live.

60, 70 pounds, heavy.

I remember looking at myself in the bathroom mirror, not even being able to recognize who was looking back at me.

You know, I was losing my hair because of the chemo.

And I remember going into the bathroom, just like it was yesterday, man.

It was intense.

I remember being on my hands and knees on the shower floor.

My hair was falling out in chunks.

Clogging the drain, the water was rising up.

And I was on my hands and knees just sobbing.

And I was trying to figure out how I was going to move forward in life.

You know, when you're 13 years old, you should be worried about your future and not your funeral.

You're supposed to be worried about going out on dates and your hormones kicking in and growing hair in unusual places on your body.

But I was losing it, and I remember projecting three months into the future, and I still have this image burned in my mind.

It always gives me motivation when I think about it.

It makes me emotional, too.

I projected three months into the future and I saw my mom, my dad, and my younger brother at the dining table for dinner.

And I remember my mom was setting the table getting ready for dinner and there was one empty seat.

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