Hi everyone. My name is Jeff Gluck, and I'm a motorsports writer for the athletic.

One of the unique things about journalism is you get a chance to sit down and hear different perspectives

from people you'd never otherwise meet. Sherry Pollux, who passed away Sunday at the age of 44,

fits that description for me. If you found this podcast and you're not familiar with Sherry, a quick

overview. Diagnosed with stage three ovarian cancer at age 35, Sherry was given a 30% chance of

surviving just five years with her disease. Instead, she beat the cancer three different times

and ended up living nine more years. During that near decade, she became a highly inspirational

figure for her work both in childhood cancer, which she had already been passionate about

for years before she was diagnosed herself, and ovarian cancer for which she tried to raise

awareness, promote a healthy lifestyle, and provide comfort to other cancer patients through

her Sherry strong organization.

Because of her longtime presence in the racing community, I was able to sit down and interview Sherry about life and perspective on four different occasions over the years. She was always

open and honest and willing to use her platform to spread inspiration and hope to others.

Now that she's gone, I wasn't sure what to do with all

the audio or whether it would be appropriate to put it together somehow into a podcast episode.

But after listening through all of it this morning, there was one conversation in particular

that really struck me as something that we could all use in our daily lives. You don't have

to be a cancer patient or even know someone with cancer

to appreciate the wisdom and perspective

that you're about to hear.

So quick background before we get started.

This interview was conducted in the spring of 2019

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