Jan Dravecky's guest appearances

Jan Dravecky

Help & Hope

In His Grip

Sports Spectrum’s Table Forty

Elyse Fitzpatrick

Jill Miller

Jason Romano

Jim Burns

Jen Oshman

Tori Bolt

Glenna Marshall

Ellen Dykas

Tom Stewart

Thane Marcus Ringler

Ben Roethlisberger

Mike Boynton

Chris Singleton

Jessica Harris

Rosaria Butterfield

OwlTail

Episode 42 Dave Dravecky's story is one of finding hope, courage, and perseverance in the midst of deep uncertainty. In 1988, he was in the peak of his Major League Baseball career. Pitching for the San Francisco Giants, his Opening Day win was overshadowed later that season when doctors discovered cancer in his throwing arm and had to remove half of his deltoid muscle. He came back a year later, defying significant odds. Despite being told by doctors, “Short of a miracle, you’ll never pitch again,” he pitched a 4-3 win against the Cincinnati Reds in his first start back, but sadly his comeback lasted just one more start. In his next start against the Montreal Expos, his arm split in two. His career was done. After his comeback and fall from the mound, the cancer returned. The arm refused to get better and he was forced to retire in November 1989. His arm, shoulder blade, and the left side of his collarbone had to be amputated for fear the cancer would spread and possibly take his life. In this conversation, he and his wife Jan share stories of his career, the season in and around his cancer battle of career-ending injury, and how their faith has been shaped by all of it. It's become a platform for him to share his story of hope through suffering and how his faith in God has been strengthened.  Dave and Jan founded Endurance with Jan and Dave Dravecky, a nonprofit organization located in Colorado, and he's the author of "When You Can't Come Back." You can learn more about Dave and Jan's story here: https://www.davedravecky.com//mystory? If you enjoy this conversation, we know you'll enjoy these as well: -Mike and Michelle Shildt -Gio and Suzy Llerena -Adam and Jenny Wainwright  Table Forty is part of the Sports Spectrum Podcast Network. For more stories of sports and faith, check out SportsSpectrum.com.

Episode 42 Dave Dravecky's story is one of finding hope, courage, and perseverance in the midst of deep uncertainty. In 1988, he was in the peak of his Major League Baseball career. Pitching for the San Francisco Giants, his Opening Day win was overshadowed later that season when doctors discovered cancer in his throwing arm and had to remove half of his deltoid muscle. He came back a year later, defying significant odds. Despite being told by doctors, “Short of a miracle, you’ll never pitch again,” he pitched a 4-3 win against the Cincinnati Reds in his first start back, but sadly his comeback lasted just one more start. In his next start against the Montreal Expos, his arm split in two. His career was done. After his comeback and fall from the mound, the cancer returned. The arm refused to get better and he was forced to retire in November 1989. His arm, shoulder blade, and the left side of his collarbone had to be amputated for fear the cancer would spread and possibly take his life. In this conversation, he and his wife Jan share stories of his career, the season in and around his cancer battle of career-ending injury, and how their faith has been shaped by all of it. It's become a platform for him to share his story of hope through suffering and how his faith in God has been strengthened.  Dave and Jan founded Endurance with Jan and Dave Dravecky, a nonprofit organization located in Colorado, and he's the author of "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/When-You-Cant-Come-Back/dp/0310585600" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">When You Can't Come Back.</a>" You can learn more about Dave and Jan's story here: <a href="https://www.davedravecky.com//mystory?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.davedravecky.com//mystory?</a> If you enjoy this conversation, we know you'll enjoy these as well: -<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mike-and-michelle-shildt/id1505637930?i=1000505769756" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mike and Michelle Shildt</a> -<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gio-and-suzy-llerena/id1505637930?i=1000497975722" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gio and Suzy Llerena</a> -<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adam-and-jenny-wainwright/id1505637930?i=1000472984325" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adam and Jenny Wainwright</a> Table Forty is part of the Sports Spectrum Podcast Network. For more stories of sports and faith, check out <a href="https://sportsspectrum.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SportsSpectrum.com</a>.

Dave and Jan Dravecky

Long term illness has more than one victim. Naturally, the priority of energy and time must be the person who is ill. But what about the rest of the family, especially the spouse who walks beside the sick loved one? In this podcast, Jan Dravecky speaks candidly to Sharon Betters about how her husband Dave’s loss of his arm to cancer plunged her into a deep depression. Dave was a pitcher for the Giants when he received the diagnosis of cancer. Their journey captured the attention of the world when against all odds, Dave came back to the pitcher’s mound, and then gasped in horror when his arm snapped while pitching. The cancer had returned. Living with cancer is painful, but even more painful on a world stage. Jan’s body, heart and soul finally cried, “Enough” and Jan found herself on a long, hard journey to find her way out of deep depression. Jan and Dave share their journey through books, speaking and an outreach to hurting people called Endurance. Learn more about their ministry at Endurance.org.Support the show

Long term illness has more than one victim. Naturally, the priority of energy and time must be the person who is ill. But what about the rest of the family, especially the spouse who walks beside the sick loved one? In this podcast, Jan Dravecky speaks candidly to Sharon Betters about how her husband Dave’s loss of his arm to cancer plunged her into a deep depression. Dave was a pitcher for the Giants when he received the diagnosis of cancer. Their journey captured the attention of the world when against all odds, Dave came back to the pitcher’s mound, and then gasped in horror when his arm snapped while pitching. The cancer had returned. Living with cancer is painful, but even more painful on a world stage. Jan’s body, heart and soul finally cried, “Enough” and Jan found herself on a long, hard journey to find her way out of deep depression. Jan and Dave share their journey through books, speaking and an outreach to hurting people called Endurance. Learn more about their ministry at <a href="http://Endurance.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Endurance.org</a>.<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2199852/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Blow Away The Dark Clouds - A Converstion with Jan Dravecky