Today’s episode will be a continuation of our theme of dealing with cancer during the covid pandemic. It’s basically the two Cs no one wants. 

Amanda Wallace joins us from deep in the US mid-west, Idaho. She was diagnosed with leukemia in 2019 after experiencing flu-like symptoms. At the time she was working at her local movie theatre but once she was diagnosed treatment happened almost instantly. 

Amanda had a recurrence in 2020 right in the middle of the pandemic. 

"And you're trying to figure out what normal is because it just doesn't seem to exist anymore." - Amanda

Going through cancer treatment is one thing, but going through it during a global pandemic? 

No one prepares you for that kind of situation. 

In this episode, we talked about:

What is it like going through a whirlwind of tests and scans for chemotherapy maintenance.

How to manage cancer recurrence and remission amid the pandemic.

The staggering effect chemotherapy has on the brain.

How cancer confronts people and reveals their true selves in relationships.

And why being a cancer patient is like being a fish in ‘Finding Nemo’... And more! 

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The C-Word Radio is a podcast that asks WTF does young cancer survivorship mean. If you got cancer and all you got was a darker sense of humor and PTSD join host, Helen King, and regular guests, for raw and at times inappropriate conversations about life after a cancer diagnosis.