Sara Ferguson - Survivor of Stage II Breast Cancer - Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
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0:00:00 How the breast cancer was discovered0:07:30 Breast feeding0:12:18 Surrounding yourself with strong advocates0:16:02 Loved ones who don’t show up26:39 Doctors working in tandem29:00 Chemotherapy38:30 Eating through treatment!42:51 Marijuana to manage side-effects 46:44 Chemo-brain and recovery from anesthesia 50:21 Post-treatment elective surgeries 56:26 Misdiagnosed 4x58:09 Mastectomies and reconstruction 1:03:15 The body and societal norms1:10:31 Caregivers1:18:34 Cancer coaches and therapists 1:21:17 Cultural expectations of men & women1:24:13 Positive thinking or just lucky?1:28:19 Finding freedom in my diagnosis 1:35:29 Cancer woke me up!1:42:13 Cancer as a gift? -recorded 3/06/2020 
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