Colt was dealt bad hand after bad hand, and this quote from Chief Tecumseh is one that he has held to heart throughout his journey of getting diagnosed with stomach cancer in his mid 30s, being told he had a slim chance of surviving, going through several rounds of chemo, and getting his stomach surgically removed. Roughly a year later, he's on the podcast with me, cancer free, telling his story and having a glass of scotch...without a stomach.

When I edit these episodes, I look for short excerpts to make these little videos for Instagram and it's usually easy to find 2 or 3 awesome snippets. With Colt, there were so many and it was hard to pick which ones to use. So just listen to the whole episode because this guy is next level.

Check out Debbie's Dream Foundation (debbiesdream.org), which is an organization that helped Cole out when he was diagnosed, as well as Hope for Stomach Cancer (stocan.org), which is another great organization. Both organizations do a ton to provide resources to patients and caregivers, advocate nationally for increased funding for stomach cancer, and partner internationally with experts in the field to further our understanding of stomach cancer.

Cole has also contributed to a book series edited by Travis Langley, who wrote Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight. The books are written by a group of mental health professionals who refer to themselves as the Psych Geeks. They've published books looking at a number of popular franchises through a psychological lens, including The Walking Dead, Star Wars, Star Trek, Game of Thrones, Supernatural, the Joker, and others. You can find them on our Facebook page or at your local bookseller.