Rod Czlonka

Brain Tumors

Rod Czlonka joins the show to discuss his amazing story of battling and defeating his brain tumor.

Rod Czlonka was 41 years old and his life was on the fast track, he had a six-figure income, generous expense account, 5th floor corner office, personal secretary, executive parking, new car and oh yes a brain tumor. Rod thought all those things were his life, but they were just that...things.

Cancer effects more than just the patient; cancer changes the scope of everyone and the meaning of everything in your life. They tried to pound Rod into the same cancer treatment box that they use for all patients; Cut-burn-poison. Rod underwent brain surgery to remove the tumor (cut) then it was on to radiation (burn) and chemo (poison) therapy. He protested this because instinctively he knew it was bad for him. One oncologist told Rod that if he didn't do this immediately he would be dead by his daughters eighth grade graduation...that was 6 years ago and today she is now a Sophomore in college.

Dr. Derrick DeSilva

1 / 15 / 2010