"Cancer Couldn't Kill Me" | Living with Stage 4 Lung Cancer for 10 years

Listen to this episode from Not From Here on Spotify. In 2017, Dearborn educator Steve Saleh was told he had stage 4 cancer. The community raised nearly $200,000 overnight to support him. He was given months to live. That was ten years ago.In this episode, Steve opens up about the moment his world collapsed, what it felt like to survive while others didn’t, and how living on “borrowed time” has completely rewired his idea of faith, family, and success.This isn’t a story about beating cancer. It’s a story about what survival really means when every extra day is one you weren’t supposed to have.Sponsors:Detroit Perk Coffee: Try The Best Coffee In Town https://detroitperk.com/ Download the app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/detroit-perk-coffee/id6739606744Nasser Insurance Agency: Get a Quote on your Home, Auto, Business, & Life Insurance https://www.nasserinsuranceagency.com/+1 (313) 899 - 7888Mortgage Connections: If you’re buying or refinancing your home, there’s only one place to go https://themortgageconnect.com/+1 (313) 367-4400 Hall Makled: When You Can’t Afford to Lose, Make the Right Call https://www.hallmakled.com/+1 (313) 788-8888Connect with Steve:https://www.instagram.com/stevesalehgroup/Connect with Jaafar:https://www.instagram.com/jaafarrissa/https://twitter.com/JaafarrIssahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jaafar-issa-8046a419b/Follow the pod:https://www.instagram.com/podnotfromhere/Join the family & Subscribe!Get 30 Days FREE with your Whoop: https://join.whoop.com/notfromhere00:00 Intro02:55 Why helping people is important to Steve06:13 Where does Steve’s movie start?12:09 Symptoms and discovering the cancer18:36 Not rushing to the hospital after diagnosis21:04 Breaking news to family29:06 Lifestyle changes that need to be made30:48 Ads31:52 Trusting the diagnosis + Prognosis36:32 The record-breaking GoFundMe45:27 How did Steve out-live the cancer for 10 years51:34 The purpose behind survival55:44 Ads56:50 Letting the prognosis get to your head1:03:24 Wanting to get back to being an educator1:11:04 Life-changing advice1:13:32 Misconceptions and things you must know if you’re ever diagnosed with cancer