Ep
73
73
From Diagnosis to Finding Purpose: Sherell Kinsler on Healing and Hope
Sep 8, 2025
With
Sherell Kinsler
1:30:10
From Diagnosis to Finding Purpose: Sherell Kinsler on Healing and Hope
What happens when breast cancer collides with purpose—and a woman decides to fight for more than just herself?
In this unflinching episode of All Talk Oncology, Kenny Perkins welcomes the fierce and faith-filled Sherell Kinsler, a Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer survivor, founder of Cherish Moments Inc., and passionate advocate for community health. Diagnosed during the pandemic with one of the deadliest forms of cancer, Sherell takes us deep into her journey—from fighting for a proper diagnosis, to losing her father to prostate cancer, to building a nonprofit that gives women hope in the form of wigs, rides, and prayer.
With raw vulnerability and spiritual clarity, she shares the emotional toll of losing her breasts, choosing not to reconstruct, the harsh realities of chemo, and how she kept showing up for others even in her own storm.
Whether you’re in treatment, caregiving, or simply trying to make sense of your own pain, this episode reminds you: there is purpose in your fight.
Key Topics Discussed
- Why Black and Brown communities need better access and awareness around cancer screenings
- How Sherell’s request for a mammogram was denied months before her diagnosis
- What it’s like to go through chemo during COVID—completely alone
- The daily affirmations that gave her strength (“I shall not die. I shall live.”)
- Why she chose not to get reconstructive surgery after her double mastectomy
- The grief of watching her father pass away from prostate cancer just as she was healing
- How Cherish Moments Inc. provides rides, hope boxes, prayer, and support to cancer patients
- The emotional impact of feeling “forgotten” by her own community
- What it means to turn pain into purpose and be “boots on ground”
- Her plea to women: Get your checkup every year around your birthday
- Her plea to men: Don’t wait until you’re 50 to get a prostate exam
