Kevin of Big Brother on CBS is
lives life full of charisma as well as
his "live and let live" attitude. In the
years since taping Big Brother Season
19, the 58-year-old actor and
father of seven has gone public
about his battle with prostate cancer.
It's been almost a year since
Kevin first tweeted to the world
about his diagnosis. Since then, he's posted about every step in
his journey of recovery. Growing up in a family with high cancer
rates, Kevin has seen the effects firsthand. In 1986, one of
his brothers passed away from testicular cancer. Both his parents
have been treated for cancer, and his other brother is now
fighting stage 4 colon cancer. He has lost both an aunt and uncle
to leukemia. For Kevin, his family history is another reason
why it's so important to spread the message of getting checked.
Kevin has been a public advocate on cancer education and mental
health awareness. He went through the process of becoming
a certified mental health coach this year. Kevin never imagined
that he would be able to use the platform created from Big
Brother to make a difference for other patients, but says he's
proud to do so.
HealtheVoices by Janssen, run by Caroline Pavis and
Becky Genin is where advocates come together for a one
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media tools to shape the way people and caregivers
make decisions about their healthcare, and online health
advocates are at the forefront of this movement. Healthe-
Voices was created to connect, support and empower the
online health advocate community. This program is a
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social platforms to advocate for themselves and their communities.
HealtheVoices offers both in person and online
learning for top healthcare social media advocates.
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