Carly is a stage I papillary cancer survivor. She is passionate about creating better health outcomes for cancer patients through the fields of health literacy, patient education, and cancer research.
- 01:23: So, I was diagnosed when I was 27.
- 02:43: My doctor felt a lump in my throat.
- 04:00: I was working at a hospital at the time
- 05:18: I do think it is important to have a second opinion.
- 07:00: My surgeon was calling to tell me that it had metastasized.
- 08:06: It's a pill that that is radioactive.
- 10:08: I had this large incision in my neck
- 11:32: People call it the good cancer.
- 13:36: I also wanted to be seen as a normal person.
- 15:28: I don't really like asking people for help.
- 19:07: My lying down pulse was 150 beats per minute.
- 21:55: The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that's located in your neck.
- 24:32: I am considered in remission.
- 26:00: What was your worst moment?
- 27:36: What was your best moment?
- 29:25: How do you look at your life differently now than before you had cancer?
- 30:45: I want to advance research in the cancer community.
- 32:25: What is the one thing that you wish you had known at the beginning of your cancer journey?
- 35:32: If you can only do one thing to improve health care in the US, what would it be and why?
- 39:40: Thriver Rapid Fire Questions
- 41:00: What is one resource that you would recommend for cancer patients and caregivers?
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