Shoot me a message!We talk with Phil Nozaki about growing up in a faith-centered home, serving his community, and facing a hereditary kidney cancer diagnosis that turns daily life into a long fight. He shares what it’s like to navigate surgery, monitoring, an NIH clinical trial, and the question of legacy while still showing up as a dad.• Getting Phil’s last name right and why names carry stories • Phil’s Japanese American family background and World War II internment • Parents’ work ethic and church as the moral bedrock • School years, early adulthood, and taking the long road through college • Learning skilled trades through church connections and mentors • Volunteering on a CCTV security camera install for a Christian school • The first warning sign of kidney cancer and the near-canceled ultrasound • Second opinions and why genetic testing matters with family history • HLRCC hereditary kidney cancer and what “clear margins” really means • Recurrence risk, ongoing CT scans, and later growth in the lungs • Joining an NIH clinical trial and the realities of a 21-day treatment cycle • Immunotherapy basics and how it is explained to patients • Support systems through prayer, friends, and faith in Christ • Parenting through uncertainty and the message he wants his kids to carry • Choosing forgiveness, avoiding grudges, and valuing time over stuff • Why talking openly about illness can be therapeutic and rally real support I hope that anyone else listening to this out there help us out with the prayers. Support the showCheck out our websitePlease Support & Donate to the Podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themorningformUSA Made socks with a Purpose. 20% off  with code: TMFhttps://www.solediersocks.com/tmfEpisode Powered By Act Now Education