My Sister's Cancer

Today we are joined by our two favorite people: our husbands. For the last year they’ve supported us as we record the podcast weekly, and for years before that they supported us through cancer and its aftermath. Today we get to hear how cancer has affected their lives, too. For our full show notes, visit the podcast page at our website: https://www.mysisterscancer.co/podcastNote: This content is for informational purposes only and does not provide any medical advice. Contact a medical professional with any health questions. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While surviving a life-threatening situation calls for celebration, it comes with a heaping helping of guilt on the side. Why did some of my friends die and not me? Or why did my loved one get sick and not me? Today on the podcast we discuss the lingering effects of survivor’s guilt. For our full show notes, visit the podcast page at our website: https://www.mysisterscancer.co/podcastNote: This content is for informational purposes only and does not provide any medical advice. Contact a medical professional with any health questions. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Life is, by nature, precarious. None of us knows when our last day will be. But if you’ve had a life-threatening illness, this truth feels a lot more real. On today’s show we discuss the way that you never really lose a sense of life’s precarity after cancer. For our full show notes, visit the podcast page at our website: https://www.mysisterscancer.co/podcastNote: This content is for informational purposes only and does not provide any medical advice. Contact a medical professional with any health questions. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Even when you’ve been a survivor for years, cancer can still affect your daily life. We’ve talked about lasting physical side effects; today, we tackle lasting mental and relational changes that sprung from our cancer experience. For our full show notes, visit the podcast page at our website: https://www.mysisterscancer.co/podcastNote: This content is for informational purposes only and does not provide any medical advice. Contact a medical professional with any health questions. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issues of fertility and reproduction are fraught even in the best of scenarios. And for many AYA cancer survivors, their fertility and reproductive health were not addressed during the course of their cancer treatment in the way they had hoped. On today’s show we hold space for that disappointment and explore this often overlooked part of being a young survivor. For our full show notes, visit the podcast page at our website: https://www.mysisterscancer.co/podcastNote: This content is for informational purposes only and does not provide any medical advice. Contact a medical professional with any health questions. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everyone knows that many cancer patients go bald and spend a lot of time throwing up. Fewer people understand that there are many physical side effects that stay with cancer survivors for years, decades, or their entire lives. On today’s show, we discuss the side effects that just don’t leave. For our full show notes, visit the podcast page at our website: https://www.mysisterscancer.co/podcastNote: This content is for informational purposes only and does not provide any medical advice. Contact a medical professional with any health questions. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Believe it or not, it’s been four years since the COVID-19 pandemic first swept the globe. On today’s episode, we discuss the parallels between pandemic and cancer experiences, and explore how it felt for Ella as a still-recovering cancer survivor to navigate that polarized and isolating season. For our full show notes, visit the podcast page at our website: https://www.mysisterscancer.co/podcastNote: This content is for informational purposes only and does not provide any medical advice. Contact a medical professional with any health questions. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s (kind of) spring, and here at My Sister’s Cancer we are ready to talk about survivorship. On today’s episode we relate Michigan springs - unpredictable, stop and start, beautiful and cold - to the experience of emerging into cancer survivorship and lay the groundwork for all there is to talk about in this upcoming season. For our full show notes, visit the podcast page at our website: https://www.mysisterscancer.co/podcastNote: This content is for informational purposes only and does not provide any medical advice. Contact a medical professional with any health questions. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we get the pleasure of bringing you our second guest episode. Mom of two Trish shares her family’s right-now, real-life experience with her son’s leukemia. Parents of tweens - or anyone with tweens in their life - might find this episode particularly helpful! We thank Trish for her openness with their story as it plays out in real time. For our full show notes, visit the podcast page at our website: https://www.mysisterscancer.co/podcastNote: This content is for informational purposes only and does not provide any medical advice. Contact a medical professional with any health questions. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are so honored to be able to share our first guest episode on the show today. Jack Foster shares the story of his wife’s cancer, his daughter’s mental health, and the way he now sees his son was affected by it all. We thank him and his family for sharing their story with our community. Content warning: mental health struggles and suicide. For our full show notes, visit the podcast page at our website: https://www.mysisterscancer.co/podcastNote: This content is for informational purposes only and does not provide any medical advice. Contact a medical professional with any health questions. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.