Episodes

  • Cervical and Breast Cancer IRL
    Jul 29 2024

    Elizabeth was a rare case not once but twice, getting unrelated diagnosis with breast and cervical cancer.

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    2 hrs and 3 mins
  • Metastatic Breast Cancer IRL
    Jul 21 2024

    When Emily was diagnosed with breast cancer she learned that her diagnosis was de novo, meaning she was always stage 4 metastatic. Our conversation covers the medical and emotional journey of a long term cancer diagnosis,

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    57 mins
  • Colon Cancer IRL
    Jul 15 2024

    Annette is an actor and director from Vancouver BC. She went through her stage 3 B Colon cancer journey while also being a mom. Self advocacy is the running theme through her story, both in her personal experience and unfortunately her sister's experience as well.

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    2 hrs and 13 mins
  • Thyroid Cancer IRL
    Jul 7 2024

    Ariele's thyroid cancer diagnosis sent her life down a difficult path on which physical health concerns played a secondary part. This conversation more then any other we've had to date highlights the effects of cancer on mental health, career and finances. We often think that cancer patients living in Canada should consider themselves lucky that so much of the financial burden is taken care of, but Ariele is an example of what it looks like to fall between the cracks of both the public and personal healthcare system.

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    2 hrs and 37 mins
  • Stomach Cancer IRL
    Jun 16 2024

    In this two part conversation we speak with Alyssa about her stage 4 stomach cancer diagnosis. We spoke with her first at the early stages of her treatment, then caught up with her post finishing a trial treatment. She tells us about the delays in her screenings, poor bedside manner, the necessity for self advocacy, and the psychological navigations of a long term illness.

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    2 hrs and 33 mins
  • Breast Cancer IRL
    Jun 2 2024

    Lindsay's journey with stage 3 triple negative breast cancer started at 8 months pregnant. Her story is one of willpower and positivity, which radiates off of her even in our talk. She kept a detailed journal throughout her experience which she's shared with her ever growing community and now with us.

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    2 hrs and 25 mins
  • Colorectal Cancer IRL
    May 26 2024

    Dani was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer in her early twenties. She speaks to us about her journey from diagnosis, to now ten years later being an oncology social worker and cancer researcher. Dani comes with a wealth of knowledge acquired through personal experience and years of work in the cancer space. We are so lucky we got to speak to and learn so much from her.

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    2 hrs and 53 mins
  • Breast Cancer IRL
    Aug 6 2023
    Diana unfortunately wasn’t new to the cancer world, having watched her best friend go through cancer at an early age. Going through it herself she was prepared to advocate for her treatment and to make space for the isolation and the community that ebbs and flows through a cancer journey. We discuss the honest truth when it comes to what it feels like to have cancer both physically and mentally.
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    2 hrs and 27 mins