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Not so long ago, Tim Cooper was making sure hungry passengers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport got their meals and made it to the gate with time to spare. The next minute, Tim learned he has cancer. Now he’s here in a 5-part podcast series to help other cancer patients and their families by sharing what’s he’s been through.

One minute he was just another hard-working guy with a sore neck who thought he was pushing himself too hard. The next: Tim Cooper was an ER patient who was told he better see a specialist. He’d soon learn his neck was fractured - and that he could become paralyzed.

There’s no cure for multiple myeloma, but remission is possible with advanced treatment. It’s why Tim Cooper began preparing for a stem cell transplant. From collection day to high doses of chemotherapy and finally, the day of transplant, he shares the whole process from start to finish.

Tim Cooper struggles with loneliness as he and his immune system recover from a stem cell transplant. Learn how he finds the strength to keep moving forward, and how you can, too.

Tim Cooper finds a way to bring some good from an experience he never wanted to find himself in. In the final episode of his story, he takes an 'exhale moment' and lays out some big decisions about what's next.

Morgan Peterson, a Novant Health family nurse practitioner, explains how to manage the 2022 allergy season.

Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, data shows. Dr. Pam Oliver explains the Black maternal health crisis and why the U.S. 'must' act now, with broad solutions, to have a chance at changing the direction for future generations of Black and Brown women.

A Novant Health pediatrician explains what breastfeeding mothers should know amid a lingering pandemic. That and more in this episode of Latch On: A Novant Health podcast featuring Baby Friendly breastfeeding content for women at all stages of their motherhood journey.

Novant Health has a strong lactation program with many ways for mother's to get help with breastfeeding. Listen as a lactation consultant explains what's available in this episode of Latch On.

Latch On, a podcast series featuring expert advice on breastfeeding, decodes perinatal mood disorder with the help of Dr. Joseph Stringfellow, a Novant Health ob-gyn. And remember, parents can give themselves grace. We're all human, Dr. Stringfellow says.