A Doctor Becomes the Cancer Patient with Dr. Julian Gold

A 30-year physician and two-time mayor of Beverly Hills, Dr. Julian Gold gained empathy and gratitude for community through his trial with cancer.
 
Dr. Julian Gold was 56-years-old when he was diagnosed with a deadly form of cancer, Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Then a 30-year physician, Dr. Gold was a member of the board of directors for Cedars-Sinai Hospital and one of the most respected medical professionals in Los Angeles. He had to learn quickly to ‘behave like a patient, not a doctor’ and focus on treatment. Dr. Gold established rules of recovery to stay positive and focused on getting better. A stem cell transplant procedure helped him survive -- but as you’ll learn being a ‘survivor’ is a tricky word when so many others don’t make it.
 
EPISODE SUMMARY
- Dr. Julian Gold discusses how he discovered the pain which led to a diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Dr. Gold talks about efficacy of searching for answers on the internet and ultimately tells patients not to do it 
- Discusses chemotherapy treatment, staying in hospital, good days and bad days
- Stem Cell Transplant - urges everyone to get swabbed via ‘Be the Match’ program
- Talks about important role of caregiver, family and community
- Daily Rules of Recovery to stay positive and focused on getting better
No matter how bad you feel, get up and out of bed 
Take a shower and change clothes 
Exercise as much as possible
Stay engaged and relevant in your life outside hospital - routine is important
- Life after - returning to normalcy, sweating the small stuff and loving it because the big stuff went away
- Survivor is a ‘loaded word’ 
 
QUOTABLES
- “Avoid the internet” if diagnosed.
- “I had to behave like a patient, not a doctor.”
- “This was like getting struck by lightning, I was fine one day and sick the next.”
- “You have to take care of the caregiver.”
- “Don’t sweat the small stuff unless it’s an indication of normalcy.”
- “Recovery is not a straight line, expect good and bad days.”
- “I got stronger for it.” Changed perspective on the world, greater appreciation for family and community, and greater sense of gratitude. 
 
TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE
https://inourbelly.com/season-1/episode-2-dr-julian-gold/
 
RESOURCES
Dr. Julian Gold on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goldjmd/ (https://www.instagram.com/goldjmd/)
 
Be the Match
https://bethematch.org/ (https://bethematch.org/)
 
City of Hope Cancer Treatment and Research
https://www.cityofhope.org/ (https://www.cityofhope.org/)

A 30-year physician and two-time mayor of Beverly Hills, Dr. Julian Gold gained empathy and gratitude for community through his trial with cancer.

 

Dr. Julian Gold was 56-years-old when he was diagnosed with a deadly form of cancer, Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Then a 30-year physician, Dr. Gold was a member of the board of directors for Cedars-Sinai Hospital and one of the most respected medical professionals in Los Angeles. He had to learn quickly to ‘behave like a patient, not a doctor’ and focus on treatment. Dr. Gold established rules of recovery to stay positive and focused on getting better. A stem cell transplant procedure helped him survive -- but as you’ll learn being a ‘survivor’ is a tricky word when so many others don’t make it.

 

EPISODE SUMMARY

- Dr. Julian Gold discusses how he discovered the pain which led to a diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

- Dr. Gold talks about efficacy of searching for answers on the internet and ultimately tells patients not to do it 

- Discusses chemotherapy treatment, staying in hospital, good days and bad days

- Stem Cell Transplant - urges everyone to get swabbed via ‘Be the Match’ program

- Talks about important role of caregiver, family and community

- Daily Rules of Recovery to stay positive and focused on getting better

No matter how bad you feel, get up and out of bed  Take a shower and change clothes  Exercise as much as possible Stay engaged and relevant in your life outside hospital - routine is important

- Life after - returning to normalcy, sweating the small stuff and loving it because the big stuff went away

- Survivor is a ‘loaded word’ 

 

QUOTABLES

- “Avoid the internet” if diagnosed.

- “I had to behave like a patient, not a doctor.”

- “This was like getting struck by lightning, I was fine one day and sick the next.”

- “You have to take care of the caregiver.”

- “Don’t sweat the small stuff unless it’s an indication of normalcy.”

- “Recovery is not a straight line, expect good and bad days.”

- “I got stronger for it.” Changed perspective on the world, greater appreciation for family and community, and greater sense of gratitude. 

 

TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE

https://inourbelly.com/season-1/episode-2-dr-julian-gold/

 

RESOURCES

Dr. Julian Gold on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/goldjmd/

 

Be the Match

https://bethematch.org/

 

City of Hope Cancer Treatment and Research

https://www.cityofhope.org/