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Remember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 37. Remember Remember the 5th of NovemberAs I remember my pivotal 5th of November
2020-11-0519 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 36. FeelingsThe cancer wasn't in my brain but it certainly made a lasting impression. Come in as I talk about Fear, Guilt, Imposter Syndrome, and the 2020 election because that's a thing that's happening.
2020-11-0416 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 35. How to Build a LifeLiving for song title titles I guess. Is this a song title? Sort of. Not really. Anyways, work is a fact of life and during chemo I could not but you gotta start rebuilding your life somewhere. I guess Lowes isn't the *worst* place.
2020-11-0320 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 34. Each and Every One of Them ExtraordinaryPlease join me as I chat with friend, colleague, and fellow-survivor Shivanna Sooknanan about her own experiences with cancer.
2020-11-0224 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 32. Rachel Stabbed MeHe folks I am so sorry. I had this all cued to go up and apparently missed it. Enjoy Rachel's last episode
2020-11-0217 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 33. $#!t Not To SayPeople say wild things to people who have or had cancer. I can't tell you what to say to people but I can tell you what to maybe not say.
2020-11-0117 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 31. The Final CountdownIt's the Final Countdown....to saying goodbye to Emilie. Turns out neither of us remember particularly well. I think I blocked it out due to trauma.
2020-10-3018 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 30. Is Cancer Contagious?This was my ask me anything episode...but nobody asked me anything. So I found some questions online to respond to.
2020-10-2918 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 29. Some Cancer Charities are TrashJust what it says on the tin. Not all of them are trash though. Sometimes the charities are good and it's just people who are trash. I mean they might mean well...or they might not. Who knows?
2020-10-2820 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 28. Covid-19Sometimes a cancer diagnosis 5 years ago has a long-term effect on a pandemic today.
2020-10-2715 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 27. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Cancerous (pt 2)Part 2 of the Emilie and Jon wedding special! Come on in to hear about the final day of preparations, the day itself, and breaking the news to make Emilie cry.
2020-10-2619 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 26. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Cancerous (pt 1)It takes a special person to get cancer right before their best friend's wedding. Oh wait. It's me. I am the special person. Come in to hear me talk with guests, Jon and Emilie. And make their wedding all about me and that time I had cancer. (It's a two-parter!)
2020-10-2517 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 25. It's Not FairChemo is sort of a game where doctors have to figure out how much chemo you need to kill of your cancer and balance that with how much chemo will do an unacceptable amount of damage. So did my doctors hit that mark or not?
2020-10-2418 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 24. Bad Ass Battle ScarsI didn't come through TheCancerTimesTM without scars. Come hear about them!
2020-10-2319 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 23. The Weird Horse Girl -or- Why my doctors REALLY hate meNot only did Rachel and I get into some potentially-hazardous-for-tumor activities prior to my diagnosis. We continued to do so after...when I had a healing incision. Come hear about it!
2020-10-2225 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 22. A Tale of Two Pelvic ExamsGet it? 22? 2 Pelvic Exams? Ok so that wasn't intentional but it works out nicely. Folks this one is going to get pretty much as graphic and descriptive as I've been so if you don't want to hear me describe Pelvic Exams you may want to skip this one. But I think I keep it mostly pretty light.
TW: A traumatic and ultimately incomplete exam is described in this episode. I advise the listener before it starts and suggest skipping to about 7:30 if that's a problem.
2020-10-2115 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 21. The Good, The Bad, and the PukeyToday I talk about my various nurses through TheCancerTimesTM and the time that I puked a frankly insane amount.
2020-10-2019 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 20. Getting Fit in a Post Chemo Post Cancer BodyI have gone through phases of weight loss, weight gain, exercise, and diet throughout my life. The reasons and ways definitely changed after my run-in with cancer.
2020-10-1920 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 19. Pain.But don't worry, before I talk about pain there's a funny Kensi story.
2020-10-1819 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 18. Kensi Doodle DoWhen I got cancer, I also got a puppy...because I was not thinking long term. Best decision I ever made.
2020-10-1719 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 17. Love in the Time of CancerI wanted to keep today lighter so come on in and hear about the parade of guys who were in and around my life around the cancer times. (Don't worry, I have better instincts now)
2020-10-1617 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 16. Up On My Soapbox - Take a PauseSo following chemo I started having vision issues. Maybe coincidence, maybe not...but it does lead me to a soapbox about the sorry state of healthcare in this country.
2020-10-1516 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 15. The Aurora BorealisBecause I had cancer I saw the Aurora Borealis. Find out how.
2020-10-1417 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 14. I'm Stubborn and I Don't Want Air in my LineLet's delve into my chemo treatments shall we?
2020-10-1319 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 13. Today I am CrampyListen I've got all the fun period symptoms today; cramping, migraine, malaise (what a cool name by the way); So today we are going to talk about something serious. Ferility Fears.
2020-10-1217 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 12. Ports are Scary MonstersFor chemo treatments a port is installed under the chest. I think that made me an android? Come find out what that means.
2020-10-1220 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 11. Or That Time I Almost Died While Emilie WatchedOnce upon a time I almost died, and Emilie was watching. Come and hear the eerie tale of why I might not be here now.
2020-10-1114 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 10. My Crazy Hot GynecologistMy first ever gynecologist was super hot. Come on in to hear me talk about how uncomfortable that was1
2020-10-0912 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 9. Don't Let Them Stick the Knuckle of Your ThumbI spent 7 days at Lewisham Hospital. Take a glimpse at my daily life; from eerie walks, to annoying roommates, to garbage veins.
2020-10-0818 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 8. It's BaaaackSorry. No. Not the cancer. Just the UTI...I see how that would be misleading and scary
2020-10-0818 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 7. And My Eyebrows Never Quite Grew BackHair Loss is just OneOfThoseThingsTM when you're doing chemo. But sometimes OneOfThoseThingsTM comes with a curveball.
2020-10-0618 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 6. My Doctors Must Hate MeJoin me for my first episode with a special guest. Rachel will be joining us as we go down memory lane, exploring the shit I did that I definitely would not have done if I had known I had a great big tumor.
2020-10-0522 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 5. Do Not Eat the PretzelsSo we aren't quite done talking about weight yet. Weight loss, weight gain, and the inexplicable cravings of chemo.
2020-10-0418 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 4. So Maybe I'm Still MadThe reality is, that it was the failure and fatphobia of the American healthcare system that let things get as bad as they got. Listen to hear how mad I am about still. XD
2020-10-0319 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 3. Shrek's AdventureSometimes trauma needs a friend. Today we explore how bullying and a cancer diagnosis intersect.
2020-10-0217 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 2. Cat News CancerBefore we get into the wide world of oncology anecdotes; you should probably know what was done to me, and what they found.
2020-10-0218 minRemember Remember That Time I Got CancerEp 1. The UTI that Saved my LifeIn 2015 something happened to me. Welcome to Remember, Remember, that Time I got Cancer: An occasionally lighthearted recollection series celebrating 5 years surviving.
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