There is a version of this podcast I imagined making before I started. I thought I’d sit across from strangers, ask them to trust me with the hardest thing that ever happened to them, and maintain a clean line between us.
This is not that episode.
This is my sister, Brenda. She is funny, stubborn, and honest in a way that makes you want to be more honest yourself.
When we sat down to capture her story, we did film it. But as her editor, and her big sister, I have chosen not to show you that footage. Cancer demands a public performance of vulnerability far too often. Instead, we are stepping back to let you simply focus on the weight of her voice, and look at the images of her life.
As an epidemiologist, I study healthcare barriers every day. But cancer didn't care about my degrees. It told my sister to wait two months for a diagnostic mammogram on a self-detected, aggressive Stage III tumor.
Brenda asked me to tell her story because she believes that if it helps even one person feel less alone, then something good will have come from all of this.
Part 1 drops Wednesday, June 17. Follow now so you don't miss it → ChangedByCancer.com
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube & Amazon Music
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