On this episode, "Sailing Through Life", Lorie talks about her childhood, fashion and sewing being a creative outlet, working at a funeral home, downsizing and the sailing life.
She also shares about surviving domestic violence and having to start life over again, being diagnosed with stage 3 malignant melanoma, her treatments, and experiencing lymphedema & hair loss.
Even though soft spoken, Lorie is as tough as they come.
Lorie also shares about:
- Storms & hurricanes
- Sailing experience providing her with the tools to deal with life
- Getting her first sewing machine, making and re-purposing clothes and the creative process
- Working different jobs
- What she was doing in 2016 before being diagnosed with cancer in 2017
- Surgery, biopsy, research and having a port installed for infusions
- Her cancer quickly returning, immunotherapy, Keytruda, 2 full years of treatments and her recovery
- Vitiligo
- How’s she’s changed since her cancer diagnoses
- Taking stock of life and re-evaluating
- Launching her podcast “Sailing Through Life”
- Getting closer to living her best life
LORIE'S LINKS:
Lorie's Website
Lorie's Podcast
Lorie on Instagram
Sailing Through Life Podcast on Facebook