S2 Ep 11: ”An Honest Reflection of A Spousal Caregiver” with Guest Andrea Tom

S2 Ep 11: ”An Honest Reflection of A Spousal Caregiver” with Guest Andrea Tom

"I (insert name here) take you (insert name here) to be my lawfully wedded husband/wife. To have and to hold from this day forward. For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish until death parts us."

Sound familiar? When we say those vows, we say them theoretically. As if we know that this is what we truly vow, it's what we mean, but we never expect to have to uphold some of them so soon. Being a spousal caregiver is so nuanced, so delicate. It's a tightrope that no one else can understand. For those who are blessed enough to have that dream marriage; a love that redefines what soulmate truly means, the task of being a caregiver is the most heart-wrenching and difficult task you will ever be given in this life.

Our guest today, Andrea Tom, knows this kind of caregiving as well. Like me, she became a caregiver to her husband in her 40's when he was diagnosed with Glioblastoma five years ago. She shares her experience; she reflects on what it honestly means to be a spousal caregiver and how she has "soldiered" on. She finds new meaning and has redefined what being a widow and a woman in her 50's looks like.

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S6 Ep7: "Changing the Brain Cancer Game" Guest Dr. Annick Desjardins

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26 Elo 1h 10min

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Cancer doesn't happen to just one person. It enters a marriage, settles into the quiet spaces, changes the conversations, and asks both people to become versions of themselves they never expected to m...

12 Elo 55min

S6 Ep5: "Rewriting The Script" Guest Grace Wethor

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In this inspiring episode of Game On Glio, actress and pediatric cancer survivor Grace Wethor shares her remarkable journey of resilience, purpose, and hope after a life-changing diagnosis. Grace open...

29 Heinä 1h 11min

S6 Ep4: "Secure or Surviving? How Trauma Shapes the Way We Love." Guest Dr Maika Steinborn

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Do you know what insecure attachment styles are? What is the difference between secure and surviving? As someone with a graduate degree and years in the social work field, I didn't even know the answe...

15 Heinä 56min

S6 Ep3: "After Goodbye" Guest Diane Pathieu

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When Diane Pathieu first sat down with us, it was alongside her husband Nick. we talked about life, challenges, and everything in between. Since then, life has handed her a chapter she never asked to ...

17 Kesä 45min

S6 Ep2: "There Needs to Be Better Milestones in Brain Cancer" Guest Dr. Vijay Agarwal

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When you think of ultrasounds, you probably think of sonograms, pregnancy, mammograms, and gynecology. At least I do! I never would have associated ultrasound with brain cancer-until now. Our guest to...

20 Touko 52min

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