Cancer IRL

Cervical and Breast Cancer IRL

Elizabeth was a rare case not once but twice, getting unrelated diagnosis with breast and cervical cancer.

Metastatic Breast Cancer IRL

When Emily was diagnosed with breast cancer she learned that her diagnosis was de novo, meaning she was always stage 4 metastatic. Our conversation covers the medical and emotional journey of a long term cancer diagnosis,

Colon Cancer IRL

Annette is an actor and director from Vancouver BC. She went through her stage 3 B Colon cancer journey while also being a mom. Self advocacy is the running theme through her story, both in her personal experience and unfortunately her sister's experience as well.

Thyroid Cancer IRL

Ariele's thyroid cancer diagnosis sent her life down a difficult path on which physical health concerns played a secondary part. This conversation more then any other we've had to date highlights the effects of cancer on mental health, career and finances. We often think that cancer patients living in Canada should consider themselves lucky that so much of the financial burden is taken care of, but Ariele is an example of what it looks like to fall between the cracks of both the public and personal healthcare system.

Stomach Cancer IRL

In this two part conversation we speak with Alyssa about her stage 4 stomach cancer diagnosis. We spoke with her first at the early stages of her treatment, then caught up with her post finishing a trial treatment. She tells us about the delays in her screenings, poor bedside manner, the necessity for self advocacy, and the psychological navigations of a long term illness.