The Butterfly Pavilion Podcast
The Butterfly Pavilion Podcast
Podcast Description
Conversations between dad and daughter about managing the most out of life with his stage IV cancer.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of resilience, illness management, and family bonding, with episodes detailing the father's journey with stage IV cancer and long covid. Specific examples include discussions on coping strategies during treatment setbacks, the importance of cherishing small moments like surprise gifts, and exploring activities such as painting that enhance quality of life.

Conversations between dad and daughter about managing the most out of life with his stage IV cancer. No affiliation with the Butterfly Pavilion itself and this is not intended as medical advice as we (Ty and Nikki) don’t even play a doctor on TV.
Find us on Instagram: @butterflypavilionpod
YouTube: @ButterflyPavilionPod
Find Ty on Twitter/X: @seeksboston26mi
Ty and Nikki Godwin Interview Akiko Iwasaki on The Butterfly Pavilion Podcast. Iwasaki is a Sterling Professor of Immunobiology at the Yale University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on the mechanisms of immune defense against viruses. Forbes 50 over 50 Innovation 2024, TIME 100 Most Influential People 2024,Keio Medical Science Prize in 2025.
The Butterfly Pavilion Podcast is a father and daughter podcast about his stage IV cancer journey and trying to find light in darkness along the journey. Ty also has long Covid.
Ty's long Covid journey started in early 2020 with a mild onset of Covid but within six weeks, he could no longer run. He endured a 100 day fever that year that lead to a long medical journey seeking answers at National Jewish Health, Mayo Clinic, and RTHM Long Covid Clinic. His long Covid diagnosis includes damage to his body; neuropathy, vasculitis, endothelial and mitochondria damage, blood clots, and inflammation. With a broken immune system his oncology team said that it either caused or exacerbated his stage IV cancer.
Connect with us
- Instagram: @butterflypavilionpod
- YouTube: @ButterflyPavilionPod
- TikTok: @butterflypavilionpod
- Find Ty on Twitter/X: @seeksboston26mi
- Email us: [email protected]

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