Endurance philosopher & elite marathoner Tommy Rivers Puzey shares the battle with a rare form of cancer that nearly took his life in a conversation about the beauty of life, the gift of pain and the healing power of gratitude. To read more about Tommy and peruse the full show notes👉🏾http://bit.ly/richroll648 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich NYT: CANCER NEARLY TOOK HIS LIFE. BUT THE NYC MARATHON AWAITED https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/08/sports/tommy-rivers-puzey-marathon.html LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods Meal Planner: http://meals.richroll.com Voicing Change Book: http://richroll.com/vc Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS https://www.blakecurtis.net/ 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:47 - Tommy's Gratitude for Life 00:11:16 - Tommy's Perspective During His Dire Hospital Treatment 00:17:26 - The Current Status of Tommy's Lung Cancer Remission 00:22:53 - The Story of How Tommy Fell Ill to Lung Cancer 00:34:18 - Thinking it was COVID at First 00:42:58 - Getting a Diagnosis in the Hospital 00:49:06 - Tommy's Experience of a Coma 00:54:14 - Surrendering to Death 00:59:20 - What Was the Experience of Being on the Edge of Death? 01:06:46 - It's All Happening Now 01:12:18 - Waking Up from a Coma Addicted to Pain Meds 01:19:44 - Recapping Tommy's Diagnosis & 7 Months in the Hospital 01:25:13 - Tommy's Perspective on ICU Treatment 01:28:19 - The Goodness of Humanity 01:38:37 - Tommy's Love of Writing 01:43:48 - Tommy's Belief in Connectedness with Humans and Nature 01:53:27 - Being of Service and Showing There Are No Limits to Human Capabilities 01:58:26 - Recalibrating the Idea of Being an Athlete 02:04:28 - Sharing the Wonders of the Natural World with His Daughter 02:07:30 - Life is a Miracle 02:12:35 - Closing Remarks * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 29617 Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 #richroll #richrollpodcast