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The Adrian Warnock Christian Podcast / Blood Cancer Uncensored

The Adrian Warnock Christian Podcast / Blood Cancer Uncensored

By Adrian Warnock

Adrian Warnock is a medical doctor who worked in the UK's NHS as a psychiatrist. He then worked in the pharmaceutical industry helping to run the clinical trials that bring us new medicines, and communicate the results. Adrian was diagnosed with blood cancer in May 2017. He is a published author, the founder of Blood Cancer Uncensored, and has written a Christian blog since 2003 at Patheos.
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Immunology for blood cancer patients a Q and A session with Dr S. Shahzad Mustafa

Immunology for blood cancer patients a Q and A session with Dr S. Shahzad Mustafa

We explore issues related to our risk of infections including COVD-19. Some of the issues we discuss are controversial and others would have different opinions. Each of us have to make our own decisions in consultation with our own doctors.

Mar 23, 202201:16:57
NEW treatments for COVID19 that might save your life and how to get them
Dec 11, 202117:16
How do you recover from an acute and aggressive blood cancer?

How do you recover from an acute and aggressive blood cancer?

Adrian interviews El who spent the COVID19 pandemic being treated for Hodgkin Lymphoma.   

Aug 28, 202150:02
Preparing for a stem cell transplant: hope and tears

Preparing for a stem cell transplant: hope and tears

Ebisidor Rasaki Nabena and Adrian Warnock talk about what it is like to be helping Nathaniel Nabena prepare for his forthcoming life saving stem cell transplant. His faith and hope are tangible but also based in the reality of the challenges they still face as a family.  The many miracles to date inspire confidence in the future.  I trust this will also inspire your hope in whatever challenges you are facing.  It is OK to also have tears at times. 

May 16, 202116:00
Nathaniel Nabena funded for a stem cell transplant - join the celebration!

Nathaniel Nabena funded for a stem cell transplant - join the celebration!

Join the celebration as Adrian Warnock is joined by dad Ebisidor Rasaki Nabena and the family’s first supporter Sharyn MJ who is the driving force behind Nathaniel’s Angels and a publicity guru.

Thank you to every single one of you who have donated, liked and shared. Don’t stop now. We do need to make sure that there is a buffer (in case he needs more treatment than hoped) and I know the family is keen to be able to also bless others. We will keep following this story as we pray Nathaniel has a smooth journey through his Stem cell transplant at Great Ormond Street Hospital. You can also see the video: 

May 13, 202153:38
The Mirror campaigns to save 9 year old blood cancer patient. Ten days to save his life. Nathaniel Nabena needs YOUR help.

The Mirror campaigns to save 9 year old blood cancer patient. Ten days to save his life. Nathaniel Nabena needs YOUR help.

Nathaniel Nabena who is a nine year old who found himself in the right place at the right time when a very rare and very aggressive form of blood cancer attacked him.  Just 100 children a year are diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) a year in the UK. Imagine the odds that one of them should be a young boy who just happened to be in the country visiting to get a prosthetic eye fitted for a different condition.  


Without modern medical treatment of chemotherapy, venetoclax and a stem cell transplant death would be certain. This would not have been available in Nigeria where he lived. In London Great Ormond Street Hospital is one of the top places in the world to deal with this. Whilst he is not eligible for treatment under the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), doctors at the world-famous hospital have waived their fees dramatically reducing the cost to save this life.  


One of the UK’s most popular national newspapers, The Mirror and its sister publication the Sunday People have been behind this case since February. Thanks to the generosity of their readers and others the initial chemotherapy has been paid for and was very successful.  But without another £200,000 being raised in the next ten days the window will close on following this treatment up with a stem cell transplant. He has a match which is itself a miracle. This treatment may well be curative and allow him to live a normal life. 

Listen, like, comment  and share on all social media platforms and please donate if you can on GoFundMe.  


https://www.gofundme.com/f/treatnathaniel 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/desperate-family-boy-9-leukaemia-24020743 

https://bloodcanceruncensored.com/adrian-interviews-father-of-9-year-old-aml-patient-with-10-days-to-save-his-life/


Video also available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eumKBaCLcaw and https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=external&v=3905098316240808

May 04, 202135:50
How can patients and their partners or carers best approach a cancer diagnosis together?
Feb 18, 202149:04
Covid19 infection, antibodies, vaccines, and immune compromise
Jan 10, 202142:20
Adrian meets Billy the Atheist - The Rematch.

Adrian meets Billy the Atheist - The Rematch.

This second discussion with our friendly physicist atheist was still not a slugfest (you can also see part one). We both intended to show that we can disagree agreeably. By the end I felt that in Billy Whizz I had a new friend. We spoke about absolute truth, morality, hope, and suffering. So covered loads of grounds. I feel I understood his perspective and I hope he understood mine. It is sad how rarely something like this happens, and if it inspires you to have a similar conversation, perhaps with a friend who does not believe in Jesus, we will both be encouraged. Is there anything we didn't cover you would have liked us to? You can also watch the video: https://admin.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2020/08/adrian-meets-billy-the-atheist-the-rematch/

Aug 30, 202001:05:43
Covid Truth Telling with Billy the Atheist
Aug 23, 202044:40
Christians must stop lying about COVID19
Aug 22, 202027:54
When life sends you challenges how friends and therapy can help
Aug 14, 202050:49
John Lennox on Suffering, Hope and Intelligence

John Lennox on Suffering, Hope and Intelligence

Join me as I interview leading Christian  thinker and author Prof John  Lennox. What does human and artificial intelligence tell us about the  existance of God and our place in the universe? We mention Dr. Jordan B. Peterson several times during this discussion as well as Timothy Keller .  Few people are really challenging the roots of our defective modern culture more than Peterson, Keller, and Lennox. The goal is to stimulate people to really think. This discussion is not hard to follow, we do not use complex terms, but I pray it will help you explore your most fundamental assumptions about the meaning of life, and in particular our place in the universe. We talk about a personal relationship with God, and how whilst suffering poses us questions, to give an atheist answer doesn't take away the pain it only takes away the hope.  The video is also available: https://admin.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2020/06/live-john-lennox-on-suffering-hope-and-intelligence

Jun 22, 202059:05
Coronacrunch church growth - is this what a revival looks like?
Jun 12, 202057:05
A future free of COVID19 for all of us? Blood cancer expert discusses exit plans
Jun 09, 202028:09
Past, present and an optimistic future for patients with CLL a form of blood cancer - Interview with expert Prof Peter Hillmen

Past, present and an optimistic future for patients with CLL a form of blood cancer - Interview with expert Prof Peter Hillmen

Watch this friendly and easy to understand two part interview  with one of the top specialist doctors in the World on this form of blood cancer. Prof Hillmen explained why treatment is often not offered initially, how that can be very worrying for patients, and how they decide when it is time to consider treatment. He explained that there are currently two strategies: to try and aim to get rid of the disease as much as possible or even cure CLL (FCR or venetoclax containing combinations) , the second is to try and to co-exist with it under control (ibrutinib or acalabrutinib)

We discussed the need to have skilled expert care available to at least advise your doctors at crucial times. Some local teams will work very closely with the top experts and refer to them for help with unusual problems and to consider for clinical trials when appropriate. Prof Hillmen has a  very personable friendly manner, and explained some complicated things in a very simple user-friendly way.

Prof Hillmen has worked in clinical research to find new treatments for Chronic Lymphocytic since the 1990s. He is optimistic for our future. Like other blood cancers we are now seeing patients living a lot longer than earlier in his disease. He said "the outcome in terms of lifespan is now similar to patients without CLL". However, he doesn't minimise the impact this condition can have on people due to increased infection risk and fatigue. Both of these can happen even quite early in the disease. He explained, "CLL is a disease of the immune system getting quite old and tired, really."

Watch the video  https://bloodcanceruncensored.com/video-prof-peter-hillmen-global-expert-explains-cll/

Jun 09, 202036:25
Forest Birdsong

Forest Birdsong

Put this on repeat and relax.
Jun 08, 202001:25
Super Survivor Andrew Schorr beat two blood cancers and is still fighting for patients
May 29, 202031:29
Brian Koffman’s spiritual and scientific journey through an aggressive blood cancer
May 21, 202023:34
Praying for His Kingdom
May 04, 202007:16
Do you need some Soul Time?

Do you need some Soul Time?

Here is Bible saturated wisdom in the form of meditations which will help you calm your heart and focus on the presence of Jesus. Today I interviewed Naomi Trenier and Mark Wagner both from the Soultime app. We spoke about calming your heart, dealing with feeling like you are in a mess, and an explanation of why its time we reclaim meditation as an originally Christian concept. I have calmed and quieted my soul (Psalm 131:2) Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening. (Genesis 24:63) I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night; (Psalm 63:6). Video is also available: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2020/04/do-you-need-some-soul-time/

Apr 27, 202001:07:33
2 Corinthians 4 Meditation reading and prayer by Naomi Trenier

2 Corinthians 4 Meditation reading and prayer by Naomi Trenier

This is how we ended the much longer version of my interview on Christian Meditation with Naomi and Mark from SoulTime. Full interview video and audio available: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2020/04/do-you-need-some-soul-time/

Apr 27, 202002:29
Lockdown broke my to do list!

Lockdown broke my to do list!

How do we handle it when we can't achieve what we wanted to? This morning my friend Keno Ogbo the founder of Tiny Life Moments wrote here on Facebook about how to handle the being in the moment during lockdown rather than rushing to the next to do list and stressing about tomorrow.

Many of us can't achieve what we want to right now, and of course Covid19 confronts all of us with our frailty and mortality. I was inspired by her comments which I include below, and decided it would be fun to interview her some more about this.  You can also watch the video on my blog. 

 https://patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2020/04/lockdown-broke-my-to-do-list/ ‎

Keno's Facebook Post

I woke up thinking.....
A few years ago, if I woke up in 'lockdown,' I would have had a long list of things to do, I would have been working furiously on a 'post-lockdown' plan. I would have been creating, strategizing, promoting ... and that sounds like the right thing to do, doesn't it.

But today, I wake up in the moment, find my sanity in the moment, accept the moment as-is, be grateful for the moment - and then I rise in the strength of the moment and shine!

'Shine' may be going on a walk, or chatting to a friend, or writing in the 'artists way' or catching up on Netflix or a fitness session.

'Shine' is not performing, or living up to false ambitions, or being controlled by to-do lists. Shine is not based on external expectations. 'Shine' is not faking it. 'Shine ' is putting forward your very best self in the moment ... so perhaps the question to ask is 'what is my best self - in this moment?'
Good morning and have a 'shiny' day.

More from Keno
Apr 24, 202035:18
Caring for the homeless in lockdown
Apr 09, 202035:06
Interview with Keith Getty
Apr 01, 202024:44
Revival Interview with Rich Johnston
Mar 31, 202046:15
Vlogging from isolation

Vlogging from isolation

I went live on Facebook to talk about some practical tips and some science regarding the Coronavirus situation in the UK. I will end this article with some links to other articles discussed in the video.

I mentioned that there is shortly going to be an Online Revival Conference.

Practically, I also mentioned New Covent Garden Market is offering delivery to the UK of fruit and veg etc. Also Sainsbury’s have a vulnerable person priority list you might be able to get on to for delivery slots (others will follow I’m sure). Also try local dairys some of which are able to deliver also. And if you are in need of help don’t be ashamed to ask community volunteers for support.

In terms of keeping up with the news, there are two resources I tend to follow most of all. The Coronavirus Newscast / podcast from the BBC is well worth a listen or watch. It’s on every day as an audio on BBC sounds or your podcast platform of choice and on the iPlayer as video once a week. I have also been watching Dr John Campbell on YouTube.

“‘I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.’”
‭‭John‬ ‭16:33‬ ‭NIVUK‬‬


Video: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2020/03/vlogging-from-isolation/

Mar 25, 202039:51
Adrian Interviewed by Rich Johnston
Mar 17, 202056:48
How to work from home or self-isolate
Mar 14, 202030:30
Coronavirus, Christian Mindfulness, and Meditation with Richard Johnston
Mar 03, 202001:28:07
Peacemaker

Peacemaker

Sermon Adrian peached a few years ago on what it means to be a peacemaker.
Nov 16, 201944:25
Jesus the Great Evangelist

Jesus the Great Evangelist

Jesus was not only prophet priest and king he was the master evangelist as well.  Listen to an old sermon that Adrian preached a number of years ago on his encounter with the Samaritan woman

Nov 11, 201941:60
Sermon: Three Phases of Faith
Nov 03, 201933:02
Christian Healing: How to believe the promises without being unreal
Nov 02, 201914:36
Be Still and Know - a meditation track

Be Still and Know - a meditation track

Meditation based on Psalms‬ ‭46:10-11‬ Be still, And Know, That I am God. Stop, Pause, Sit down, Kneel. Or even lie down. Rest a while, Be still. Or, as you calm your mind, Come walk with me. Unplug the internet, Come meet with me. Put down your phone, Gaze upon my throne. And as we wander together, Just as I did with your first parents, In the cool of the day. Let your eyes feast, On my grass, My flowers, My trees, My sky, My rivers, My oceans, My mountains, My valleys. My sun warms you, My love softening your heart. My wind cools you, My breath in your lungs. Sweep away dusty cobwebs, As you breathe, In and Out. My Spirit filling you, Your stress leaving you. Notice the force and pressure, Connecting you with the ground beneath. Feel the way your body is supported. Gravity pulls you down. The Earth pushes you up. You cannot fall. By my design. I will never let you down. I lifted you from sinking sand. I placed you on the Rock, which is higher than you. I am your refuge, Your stronghold, Your salvation. It is my arms that hold you, Nobody can snatch you away. And as you are still before me, Know who you are, Know who I am. I am God. You are not. Still your restless mind. As worries arise, Just let them just pass by. As you turn your your gaze to me. Give your fears to me, Because I care for you. My peace that defies understanding, Enveloping you in my love. Are you feeling low? I know your pain, I carried your griefs. Yet in your sadness, Let my joy spark bringing life. The joy of community, Eternity past to eternity future. Springing up abundantly, Love of the Trinity, Now poured out to you. My joy will be your strength, It will never be extinguished, No matter how much sorrow you face. Slow down your hurry, Let your frustration be still. My peace lasts for eternity. One day, I will make all things new. Let hope bubble like a fountain, No more pain! No more suffering! No more separation! In just a little while, You will see me face to face. All questions will evaporate, As you bathe in my eternal glory. But till that day, Your problems are my problems, Your sicknesses are mine to heal. Him who knew no sin became sin for you. I carried them all in my body. Broken for you, Raised again for you. Enthroned on high, Ruling on high, Turning everything, Yes everything, Around for good. For those who love me, Those I have called, To be with me, For eternity. And even now, I will be exalted, In all the Earth. That includes you, And those you love.  

Oct 31, 201904:46
Podcast with Ed Stetzer

Podcast with Ed Stetzer

Back in 2008, which is surely the very dark ages of the Internet, I recorded what was one of the first cross-Atlantic internet-based video interview to be shared on a Christian blog. It was with Ed Stetzer and really should have been a podcast, but until today it has only been available in piecemeal bits of video. If you have ever wanted to really get to know Ed Stetzer why not have a listen.

I think I would like to record some more of this kind of material in the future. I hope I don't get Ed into any trouble for sharing any views of his that may have changed in the intervening years! 

We spoke about many subjects including
  • technology and our then amazement at being able to communicate in that way
  • church planting
  • If missional and apostolic are synonymous (the word missionary is the Latin word used in the vulgate Bible to translate apostle from the Greek)
  • The Atonement
  • The state of the church (find out if we worried about the same things back then we worry about now
  • What it means to "want it all" when it comes to church
  • Preaching
  • Contextualization
  • How to build truly multicultural churches.
Oct 30, 201952:56
Jesus is King so Serve Him
Oct 28, 201905:55
Kayne West the Evangelist?

Kayne West the Evangelist?

The most important Christian album ever. That’s what some are calling Kanye West’s Jesus is King which has erupted onto the internet this weekend.

Those of us who are oldies and out of touch with modern culture might not realise just how potentially impactful such a giga-celebrity conversion and album release might turn out to be.  Our youth are, however, much more aware of just how much of an impact Kayne West might make as a born again Christian and much of this episode was inspired by a conversation I had with some of my own children.

You can watch the video or read the article this podcast was based on over on my blog just search "Patheos Adrian"

Oct 26, 201915:11
Joy In The Sorrow with Matt Chandler
Oct 18, 201941:05
Post Chemo Ebeneezer
Sep 08, 201928:47
Rachel Held Evans is with Jesus

Rachel Held Evans is with Jesus

One thing Rachel did for me was help to break the stereotype that only people who thought similarly to me take the Bible seriously. I never met her but I did enjoy very much recording a discussion with her and Owen Strachan for the Unbelievable? radio show which demonstrated her warmth and openness of heart.

The sudden death of popular Christian blogger Rachel Held Evans at age 37 has shocked the English speaking Church online.

Rachel was a mother, wife, author, and our sister in Christ.

Earth has lost a strong voice.

Heaven has gained a daughter of the King.

Rachel’s death at such a young age reminds us all that we cannot assume we will live on Earth for ever. Are we ready to meet our Lord as she now has?

We grieve for her young family, and we feel the gap she leaves online.  We grieve, but we do so with hope. As a believer in the physical resurrection of Jesus I am confident that she is with Jesus right now, awaiting his return.

Provocatively and accurately she said

“I have come to regard with some suspicion those who claim that the Bible never troubles them. I can only assume this means they haven’t actually read it.”― A Year of Biblical Womanhood

I never met her but I did enjoy very much recording a discussion with her and Owen Strachan for the Unbelievable? radio show which demonstrated her warmth and openness of heart. Rachel’s writing  had previously inspired me to write on the spectrum of views on gender roles in the church. Reading blogs by writers like Rachel taught me that there was a broader range of views on these issues than I had previously thought .  Here is the recording of that radio show in honour of her memory:

May 06, 201901:23:31
Jan 2019 Health Update

Jan 2019 Health Update

This is the audio from a Facebook Live post I recorded in Jan 2019. In it I shared about what had been going on so far for me in 2019.

My year so far has been dominated by my health situation and I talk about that, but also by the 21 days of prayer, and the Manifest Presence Conference at the church I am part of.

We have had a great time at church (even tho I have had to miss some fo the meetings). I also share below some of the sermons that have blessed us greatly so far this year at Jubilee as we have been in a time of special blessing:

Jan 26, 201919:17
Christmas 2018 Greeting and Health Update

Christmas 2018 Greeting and Health Update

Based on a Facebook Live post sent out before Christmas midway through chemotherapy.

Dec 23, 201823:01
Pre Chemo Update

Pre Chemo Update

Earlier in this week before I recorded this I posted about how Jesus loved Lazarus and his sisters SO he waited. I believe in a God who heals. I also believe he heals not just miraculously but by doctors and the medicines they develop.

On and off this year I have been sharing the story of my journey with blood cancer.  Now I am about to start the next phase.

So on the 11 October I will be starting chemotherapy with FCR on the Flair study.  Oliver Cromwell used to say to his troops before they went into battle “Trust in God but keep your gunpowder dry”. So this is me keeping my gunpowder dry.  I thought you might like to see this Facebook Live video of me speaking about it:

Oct 01, 201815:00
Soon time to hit back against the blood cancer

Soon time to hit back against the blood cancer

My doctors have said they soon want me to begin treatment with chemotherapy or related medicines. So I finally decided to sign the consent form for a clinical trial, the FLAIR study.

Oddly I feel a huge sense of relief as it’s been clear for a while that treatment was coming for me.

I’m at peace.

I’m hopeful.

I’m praying that my treatment will lead to me FEELING loads better.

My CLL cells don’t realize that right about now is when we start fighting back.

They have no idea what’s about to hit them! No more passively waiting whilst they do their best to destroy my health and quality of life!

I am happy to take whatever the computer randomly chooses for me.  This is because I believe that the hand of God will lie behind the machine and ensure that I get the right treatment for me.

Video is availalbe if you visit Facebook.

Sep 08, 201811:48
Premier Christianity Interview - Holding on to Hope with Leukaemia

Premier Christianity Interview - Holding on to Hope with Leukaemia

Suffering will come at some stage in every Christian’s life. It is not something that should surprise us though it often does.  When it does it will either drive you deeper in your relationship with God or turn you away from him. Your call which…

Although I was shaken, I wasn't actually destroyed. 

As part of Blood Cancer Awareness Month I am supporting Leukaemia Care’s Spot Leukaemia campaign and talking about the need to recognise symptoms in yourself and get help early, as well as my experiences as a Christian going through it.

In a raw and open half an hour interview recorded for Premier Christianity Magazine’s Podcast I speak openly about the uncertainty I face at the moment. 

16 months ago the Christian author and blogger Adrian Warnock was diagnosed with a slow growing form of blood cancer. In this candid interview, Adrian opens up about how his faith has been tested since receiving the news, what he thinks about healing and why he believes every Christian must prepare for times of suffering.

Aug 23, 201827:12
The Day Leukaemia Changed My Life

The Day Leukaemia Changed My Life

A year ago today I suddenly became unwell.

And everything changed.

At first the doctors were puzzled about my condition, which is never reassuring. It wasn’t till the 20th May that I was officially diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), a slow growing form of blood cancer, which at the moment is relatively stable.

I have previously mentioned that I’ve been unwell, and also posted some of the thoughts that have helped me in my journey so far. Throughout the rest of this article I have linked to some of those posts where I have explored specific ideas in more detail. Until now I’ve not written about the details of my illness. There were lots of valid reasons for my reticence. But one year on, I now feel ready to share, and details of my story follow towards the end of this page.

Also, I do believe in the power of prayer, and perhaps some of you might like to pray for me.

I am aware that many of you will be suffering also, and there is comfort to be found in knowing you are not suffering alone. Sharing is good for me, but maybe also good for those who will feel aspects of what I say resonate with their own experiences.

Feel free to share your own story in the comments section below, including where relevant a link to any online articles, or any tips you would like to pass on to others. One reason we suffer is so that we can comfort others with the comfort that we receive.

Contents of this Article
Apr 28, 201801:03:26
2017 Review of the Year: What is your foundation?
Dec 30, 201719:52
CMF: Internet and the Christian Talk

CMF: Internet and the Christian Talk

How should Christians respond to the Internet and Social Media?

Dec 07, 201750:13
How not to hear “away from me I never knew you!” - A Meditation Track
Jan 21, 201707:26