Hi, I'm Henry Bear.

And I'm Tyler Johnson.

And you're listening to The Doctor's Art, a podcast that explores meaning in medicine.

Throughout our medical training and career, we have pondered.

What makes medicine meaningful?

Can a stronger understanding of this meaning

create better doctors?

How can we build health care institutions

that nurture the doctor-patient connection?

What can we learn about the human condition from accompanying our patients in times of suffering?

In seeking answers to these questions, we meet with deep thinkers working across health care, from doctors and nurses to patients and health care executives, those who have collected a career's worth of hard-earned wisdom.

Probing the moral heart that beats at the core of medicine, we will hear stories that are by turns heart-breaking, amusing, inspiring, challenging, and enlightening.

We welcome anyone curious about why doctors do what they do.

Join us as we think out loud about what illness and healing can teach us about some of life's biggest questions.

On New Year's Eve of 2020, at the age of 29, Katie Coleman was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer, forever changing the course of her life.

Katie has metastatic oncitoma, a cancer so rare that she is the only

known case in the United States and one of only a handful around the world. Today, she's a patient

advocate who passionately supports other patients through their cancer journeys.

In this episode, Katie joins us to share her incredible and unique story,

her experiences with grief, uncertainty, and hope, and her lessons learned on finding joy and meaning in life.

Katie, welcome to the show and thanks for being with us.

Yeah, I appreciate the opportunity to talk to you guys.

...