Ep30: No blank slates around here

“One issue at a time please!” If only this was possible in life. Here’s the rub: all people, everywhere, have issues they are managing…and then some people get cancer on top.

Nobody enters the cancer journey as a blank slate. We all bring our past, our traumas, our relationships, our mental health levels, our skills (or lack there of), our financial situations, our cancer knowledge or naivety...etc. This stuff has an influence on us as we step through the cancer journey and it’s worth taking stock of these factors and planning for them as soon as we can.

In this episode, Glynn gives us a bit of a cheat sheet on what some of these factors may be. He opens up about what some of his were. There are more factors than we list in this episode, no doubt. But thinking through all the issues to be considered is a good place to start. After that, ask your friendly hospital social worker for help in navigating some of these issues, to hopefully minimise suffering and hardship along the journey.

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Lastly, Chemotional Rollercoaster is not a substitute for seeking one’s own professional advice. The strategies and skills discussed in all Chemotional Rollercoaster episodes are either what has worked for Glynn or his guests, specifically, or are things discussed in a general way. Anyone who is dealing with their own health issues, mental or physical, should seek their own professional advice on what may help to support them, uniquely. Often, the best place to start is your family doctor or GP. If anyone is struggling, and needs to talk immediately, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Thanks go out to Rory Chambers, as always, for his music featured in this episode (info@rorychambers.com).

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