PODCAST

Thanks, Cancer!

Hall House Productions

Two friends share stories and ideas about cancer

health self-help

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00:15:00

Cancer Insomnia

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2018/12/17

** Try magnesium, edible marijuana, or melatonin ** Your bed should only be for sleeping ** You will have to detox from anything you lean on to sleep, whether it’s ativan or Netflix

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00:45:45

Cancer Choices

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2018/12/09

You have more choices than you think you do. ** You can say no. Before you do, ask what the consequences are. Ask a lot of questions. ** Don’t check out on making choices--check IN! ** Try not to pop other people’s comforting bubbles. Go gently with information for others. ** Know how YOU want to get information. ** We are all lost in the woods and doing the best we can. ** Stay out of the “what might have been” as much as you can. Don’t build your house there, and make your vacations there SHORT

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00:35:42

Cancer Fertility

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2018/12/02

Fertility is always a mindfuck. ** If you are going through hormone treatment, be aware of how hormones mess with you. ** Talk to someone before you leave them your eggs in a will. ** Google for fertility scholarships and resources. ** Having or not having kids is complicated--there are wonderful and horrible things about both lives. ** There are plenty of kids that need a parent if you need to be a parent.

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00:31:38

Cancer Hacks

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2018/11/26

** Look into intermittent Fasting for chemo. ** Find your cancer community. ** Carefix and Marenas have pretty great post surgical bras--you will feel better if you look better. ** Figure out how to talk to your doctor ** Plan before what you need to know ** Tell your doctor how you like to get information, and how much ** Prioritize your questions: three main ideas ** Take notes--write down your questions before ** What other team members should you involve? ** Get your blood tested--iron

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00:30:32

Cancer Fundraising

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2018/11/18

** Raising money is a good way to help the next generation of patients and channel the “after” energy. ** Put the fun in fundraising. If it’s not fun, don’t do it! ** Use fundraising to build a community. ** Be clear about your goals. ** Be clear about what you are asking of others. ** Invite people to be a part of your journey. ** Make the ask. ** It’s not a competition. Every dollar helps.

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00:39:23

Cancer Pain

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2018/11/11

*** Recovery is going to take longer than you think, especially if you have to go to work and be professional. *** You have a new baseline, and you have to figure it out on your own. *** Check in with your body on a regular basis. *** Pain is inevitable. Misery is optional. *** Ask who is intubating you. Ask how often they intubate. *** Learn the difference between healing stretching hurt and destructive hurts. *** You are bigger than the pain. Expand to encompass the pain. *** Think about how much

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00:24:04

Our Summer Without Cancer

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2018/09/13

Surprise! We have an interstitial episode where we touch base about our summer and how much we miss the podcast. Looking forward to season 2!

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00:17:27

Stages of Cancer Recovery

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2018/08/05

1) Recognition: see where you are (possibly admitting weakness/dependence). 2) Rebirth: starting to feel healthy again (possibly moving to Spain). 3) Regeneration: Trying new things (possibly online dating). 4) Regrouping: My teenage self overbooked me (possibly podcasting).

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00:26:00

Cancer and Exercise

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2018/07/30

** Use your 2.0 as a chance to rebuild, and exercise is essential to the rebuild. ** Activity before / during / after is going to make you feel better physically and psychologically ** Use it or lose it: do SOMETHING. ** Go in with the attitude of fun and trying and seeing what happens. Don’t have expectations of what you “should” do ** Move everyday. Take the stairs or walk around the block. ** Dance parties are a good way to loosen up. ** Be gentle with yourself, and listen to your body. ** Ask at

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00:32:20

Cancer Radiation

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2018/07/22

** Doctors will give you aquaphor or a petroleum product-- maybe try coconut oil or cbd oil. ** Plan for the utter exhaustion of radiation, and plan for naps. ** People want to help you. Let them help you. ** Do your research before you make a decision. ** You need to stretch medicinally through radiation. ** Take care of all of you--not just your radiated parts. ** This too shall pass. ** Calling your Radiation Oncologist a Radonk-a-donk (RadOnc) may improve your radiation appointments. ** Thanks

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00:29:51

Shades of Cancer Survivorship

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2018/07/15

** Be humble and be kind, not obnoxious and a jerk. ** You never know what someone else is going through: "the cancer experience" is not always universal. ** Know your context within the cancer community. ** Your motivation matters, especially if you are a cancer maven.

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00:27:42

Cancer Fatigue

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2018/07/08

** Treatment to cure can directly or indirectly interfere with sleep. ** Do what you have to in order to get a good night's sleep a few times a week. ** Doctors will happily prescribe medication to help with the insomnia. Most of these are pretty addictive. ** There are several supplements hat can help: valerian root, magnesium, etc. ** Exercise ** Think about making your best nest: pillows and a comfy mattress can make your stays in bed much more pleasant.

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00:27:21

Cancer and the Media

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2018/07/02

We talk about how cancer, survivors, and breakthroughs are portrayed in the media and come up with suggestions of how to improve the conversation. Maybe Baconsale can come up with better ideas, or at least give Leanna her own peppy cancer theme song.

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00:45:22

Colon Cancer with CrespiCreme

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2018/06/24

** Trust your instincts and listen to your body. If you are sure something is wrong, it probably is.**Prioritize your mental health.**Ask about fertility treatments, and LiveStrong can help with the finances.**Life shift: The Emotional Side of Cancer for a Young Adult**Hear more from Christina on chemo brain, or find her on Instagram @crespicreme.

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00:30:12

Cancer Etiquette

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2018/06/17

** In the waiting room, use headphones and avoid phone calls.** Be considerate to the people who are having the worst day of their lives.** Be aware that other people exist, and that they don’t cope like you cope.** Do not prescribe: let people subscribe to your input.** Do not one-up other patients.** Don’t call strangers to Jesus. (Confirmed that Mimi and Leanna were both called to Jesus by the same patient, and neither answered the call.)** Read the room, and have your parties in private.**

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00:30:15

Getting to know your 2.0 post-cancer

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2018/06/10

***We are a new tribe of survivors (carcinopaths!) that have the luxury of a 2.0 after cancer.***The big c: cancer, chaos and change.***You are a physically new self AND a psychologically new self.***The hard restart is an opportunity… and difficult and confusing and weird and surreal.***You need a 2.0 because your 1.0 was stripped bare. You couldn’t exist as your 1.0, and the "before" can feel like a different lifetime.***After rebirth, you get to create yourself with everything you know as a grown

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00:08:15

The Cancer Card

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2018/06/03

**Have fun with the cancer card. ** If you use it strategically and excessively, people will stop with the sad eyes because you are too ridiculous. ** Use it to spend time with people you love and who bring you up. ** When people offer you cancer perks, accept with grace. ** People want to help you. You need help. Let them help you. ** Say yes more than you say no, especially if it is no effort on your part.

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00:40:40

Allie has it: ALL!

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2018/05/27

** “ALL” means “ALL the time in the hospital”… or “Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.” ** If you feel weirdly tired all the time, or have bruises that don't go away, or eye bleeds, go to a doctor. ** Doctors really need to make sure you aren’t alone when they are calling with a cancer diagnosis. ** Massachusetts General Hospital has some great views from inpatient rooms. ** You used to get sick before, and then you used to get better. And it was (usually) ok. ** Learn to advocate for yourself, or choose

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00:13:30

Cancer Semantics: What Do We Call Ourselves

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2018/05/20

** Cancer words are negative words; your 2.0 was forged in the fire of cancer, but your new identity is not "cancer." ** You might never feel like a "hero" or a "survivor". ** Fighter implies all sorts of things, like you are at war with your own cells. **Doctors often won’t say: "You are in remission." ** Pay attention to how you talk about your cancer and yourself.

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00:24:04

Hair and Losing It

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2018/05/13

**Your scalp is going to be tender. **Up your makeup game: brow pencils, eyeliner or false eyelashes. **Glasses and sunglasses can camoflauge. **Explore your options: colored wigs, scarves, turbans, etc. **Bald is an intense, powerful look. **Get a soft sleeping cap and a slippery pillow case. **Penguin cold caps probably work. **Latisse can help, but will probably stain your skin. **Your hair will be different every day. **Embrace the seasons, and get comfortable with unintentional hairstyles

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