Oct 16 2024 35 mins 1
Susan DiGregorio of Maine was diagnosed just days before her 38th birthday with Stage Ib hormone positive breast cancer. Susan is a mom, wife, volunteer and also works in real estate. In this episode, Susan reads her piece “The Hidden Struggle of Secondary Infertility” from Wildfire Magazine’s 2024 “Family” issue. Susan’s story is about the complexities surrounding her inability to have another child after cancer. April and Susan will discuss the roles pets play in cancer, finding acceptance with hormone therapy side effects, and the time and layers in recovering from cancer’s aftermath. They will also talk about the significance of connecting with others within the cancer community.
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Listen to more episodes from the “Family” issue:
March 13 with Kate Rowbotham
https://player.captivate.fm/episode/118270c8-979b-466f-8b7a-53d025106a08/
Mama with DeDe Drake
https://player.captivate.fm/episode/0cf1633e-3721-4522-bd72-efb5a51146d9/
Buy the Wildfire book Igniting the Fire Within: Stories of Healing, Hope & Humor, Inside Today’s Young Breast Cancer Community: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJVJ629F?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
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