Ep. 103 EMMY NOMINATED Actress & Desperate Housewife, Marcia Cross, Tells Us ALLLL About Her Fight With Anal Cancer & Spreading Awareness for HPV!

Today we are SO LUCKY to have the beautiful and insanely talented, Marcia Cross on the podcast! She is someone we are sure A LOT of you know...if you used to watch Desperate Housewives, or you’re into soap operas we are sure you know who she is! ;)   Marcia Cross is an Emmy Nominated Actress & a 2-Time Screen Actors Guild Award winner! Along with being an incredible actress, she is a mama to twins and an anal cancer survivor. Jamie met her through her work with HPV Alliance where we try to spread awareness on all things HPV!   8:05 - Welcome to HMCP, Marcia!  8:35 - Marcia shares her story of her cancer diagnosis and what her experience was throughout 13:26 - Jamie asks, What is anal cancer and what was the recovery process like for you? 18:26 - Jamie asks, I’m so sorry to hear about the amount of cancer that you’ve been exposed to, I know that you lost a boyfriend previously? 19:12 - Marcia talks about her involvement with the HPV Alliance. 20:38 - Doug asks, What advice do you have as a parent talking to your kids about HPV or being aware? 23:43 - Doug, Jamie, and Marcia chat about how the conversations will go with talking to their children and Doug and Jamie discuss the differences in talking to a son or a daughter. 31:51 - Doug asks, Starting from when you first had cancer until now, what are some of the most important lessons that you have learned? 33:29 - Jamie asks, For anybody who may have been recently diagnosed with HPV or had been in the past or may encounter a diagnosis in the future - what do you recommend as a game plan to keep HPV at bay? 37:05 - Marcia shares a story of a friend who was told by doctors that she had a hemorrhoid but then discovered she had cancer through looking on an online portal after a doctor’s appointment! 41:40 - Doug, Jamie, and Marcia talk about the importance of de-stigmatizing everything about HPV and awareness of certain viruses is only going to help everyone! 43:10 - Jamie asks, What would you have to say for someone who has been diagnosed with cancer or may be going through cancer? 50:33 - Jamie asks, I couldn’t imagine as an Emmy nominated actress trying to watch TV - Is it difficult to sit back and watch any show because you are so talented?     Come back next week for another GREAT episode! Stay well! :)   Marcia’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/reallymarcia/ HPV Alliance Website: www.hpvalliance.org Anal Cancer Foundation: www.analcancerfoundation.org AHCC Mushroom Supplements   And thank you to our sponsors:   Warby Parker - Try Warby Parker’s FREE Home Try-On program: Order 5 pairs of glasses to try at home FOR FREE for 5 days! There’s no obligation to buy! Ships FREE and includes a pre-paid return shipping label! Go to warbyparker.com/hotmarriage NOW!   Moshi App - Download the Moshi app on App Store or Google Play Store and get access to a 1 week free trial of Moshi Premium!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices