4 episodes
Fork Cancer! Sarita Rampersad
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5.0 • 8 Ratings
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Confronting cancer in the Caribbean, through community, information and more than a little ‘bad mind’ and humour.
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Fork Cancer! Episode 4 - Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer Outlier Pearl Balgaroo Talks Survival 15 Years Later...
Diagnosed initially in 2006 with metastatic stage 4, PR+ breast cancer and then again in 2020 with triple negative breast cancer, Pearl continues to defy the statistics with focus and tenacity.
15 years after her diagnosis, she is with us to talk survival. -
Fork Cancer! Episode 3 - A Husband Speaks - A Conversation with Curtis Khan
Curtis's wife Alexa, was diagnosed with Stage 4 stomach cancer in 2015, and given, at best, a year to live.
Alexa recently passed away, 6 and a half years after her diagnosis.
Curtis was her support and self-appointed caregiver, and he shares Alexa's story, as well as his thoughts and feelings both during her journey and after her death. -
Fork Cancer! Episode 2 - Stage 3b HER2+ Breast Cancer, a Uniboob, Menopause and Her Fork Cancer Mentality - A Conversation with Sarita Rampersad
Sarita talks with friends about her diagnosis and treatment for Stage 3B Her2+ breast cancer, including coming to terms with her uniboob, menopause and her fork cancer mentality.
Websites mentioned in this episode -
http://www.saritasaysforkcancer.com
http://www.ncbi.nim..nih.gov
http://www.pubmed.com
http://www.researchgate.net
http://www.mskcc.org
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Fork Cancer! Confronting Metastatic Breast Cancer De Novo - a Conversation with Tracy Hutchinson Wallace
Tracy fearlessly and honestly discusses her initial diagnosis with metastatic breast cancer de novo (de novo means being diagnosed with cancer for the first time), talking about navigating her journey while parenting two young boys, living with intention, and planning for her end of life and her sons’ well being.
Website mentioned in this episode - https://www.joincake.com/
Customer Reviews
So much useful info
A real honest and open discussion about cancer, dealing with it and beating it back, about eating right, discussions with your doctor, doing the right research, your mental attitude.... all in one place, and with a unique and much needed Trinbagonian perspective. A must listen to podcast for anyone fighting this fight themselves or who has loved ones doing so.
Fork Cancer
A must listen for all you breast cancer sisters and friends. Honest, engaging and informative.
Fantastic
Great podcast so informative