EPS 208. Unveiling the Realities of Metastatic Breast Cancer in October
Breast Cancer Conversations
English - October 29, 2023 23:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsEducation breast cancer breast cancer stories breast cancer survivor chemotherapy mastectomy cancer chemo double mastectomy tnbc er positive breast cancer Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Our annual Pinktober MBC Panel on October 29 featured guests Megan-Claire Chase, Janice Cowden, Kathleen Friel, Victoria Goldberg, Claudia Gonzalez, Kirby Lewis, Amy Parliman, and Stephanie Walker.
In this episode, these women share their experiences living with metastatic breast cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The panelists discuss how their perspectives have changed or evolved considering the realities of living with a terminal illness.
00:02:03 - "How do we bring more awareness to what's not pink?"00:03:18 - "So what does October mean to us when everything is pink ribbon and you're living with a terminal illness?"00:26:26 - "I felt very betrayed that I participated in something that I thought was one thing and was actually something different."00:40:36 - "We are more than just the body parts."00:44:58 - "I need to remember people who have gone and people who are still with us and I want to make sure that those who are newly coming into this, as Emily Garnett used to say, the worst community with the best people."Support the show