St. Brigid's Day - Lá Fhéile Bríde

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Zoe is preparing for surgery. And having spent too much time in hospitals, she and Laura are obsessing about spaces and weaponised words. What are the odds of getting Inflammatory Breast Cancer? Thanks to magical thinking, Zoe has raised her chance of a big lottery win. Follow on Instagram @inflammatorybreastcancer_WTF Resources Dame Phyllida Barlow DBE RA [https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/dame-phyllida-barlow-dbe-ra-10908] The Essential Leonard Cohen [https://music.apple.com/gb/album/anthem/192677178?i=192678850]

Surgical Speculations

Zoe and Laura update the story so far, ramble about AC chemo, reconstructive surgery, and why rowing and the Thames mean so much to Zoe. Oh and why Laura probably won’t write a book called ‘All about me’. Follow on Instagram @inflammatorybreastcancer_WTF [https://www.instagram.com/inflammatorybreastcancer_wtf/]. Resources Breast Cancer Predict Tool [https://breast.predict.cam/tool] American Cancer Society [https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/breast-cancer/about/types-of-breast-cancer/inflammatory-breast-cancer.html] Dana Farber [https://www.dana-farber.org/cancer-care/treatment/breast-oncology/programs/inflammatory-breast-cancer] Breast Cancer Now [https://breastcancernow.org/about-breast-cancer/diagnosis/types-of-breast-cancer/inflammatory-breast-cancer?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=60785698&gbraid=0AAAAAD1B14hbxqlQdKeBk5U8fyCQz0b1t&gclid=Cj0KCQjwz9_QBhD_ARIsADnSCfDLeXB1N1zSUS89FMpiYsjF2j13HDH5xl9VaplSzHjrCjK_IwSDXScaArYYEALw_wcB] Macmillan Cancer Support [https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/breast-cancer/inflammatory-breast-cancer] IBC Network UK [https://www.ibcnetworkuk.org/] The IBC Network Foundation [https://theibcnetwork.org/]

90s Bangers and the Red Devil

Goodbye Paclitaxol and hello AC. Check those side effects! Zoe and Laura are figuring out how a mother helps her adult daughter, and Zoe is challenged by the weird world of breast reconstruction.

Getting on My Nerves

Zoe's taste buds have taken a hike, Laura got an MBE, all the 'parents' are happy with how treatment is going, and we dig into Inflammatory Breast Cancer getting lost in the wider breast cancer conversation. Follow on Instagram @inflammatorybreastcancer_WTF Links: Macmillan [https://www.macmillan.org.uk/dfsmedia/1a6f23537f7f4519bb0cf14c45b2a629/16678-10061/mac14637-heart-health-and-cancer-e04]- Heart Health and Cancer Treatment British Heart Foundation [https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/chemotherapy] - Chemotherapy and the Heart Macmillan [https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/impacts-of-cancer/peripheral-neuropathy] - Peripheral neuropathy NHS [https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/peripheral-neuropathy/] - Peripheral neuropathy overview

Pass the Port

It's not about the wine...more's the pity! Zoe and Laura dive into portacath world, and blether about being pissed off with your body when you get Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Resources Cancer Research UK https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/treatment/chemotherapy/how-you-have/into-your-vein/portacath Macmillan https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/treatment/types-of-treatment/cancer-drug-treatments/implantable-ports