Stage 4 Cancer Journey: Ex-Pro Footballer Turned Mastic Man | Tristan Sharp & Nick Thurston

Episode #003 | Tristan Sharp & Nick Thurston

Tristan & Nick have been good mates for a long time. We welcome them to have a fantastic laugh about their journeys through life & construction, especially Nick who took about 7 different routes before he got there! Which then sees us move onto present day, where Nick opens up freely & brutally honestly about life after being told he's been diagnosed with incurable colon cancer.

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⏲TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

01:06 Tristan Sharp on his Family Business: WRS Contracts

03:49 How Nick Thurston Became The Mastic Man

06:41 In this segment, we slag off every trade!

10:08 Feeling forced to work through injuries

12:05 Nick Thurston on his Professional Football Career & How He Got There

21:30 Footballer’s Wages Then vs Now!

23:56 Nick’s career-ending injury.

27:57 The incredible impact sport has on building community & camaraderie

29:52 Next Steps for Nick: Thurston Sports & reminiscing Soccer School!

40:25 More Steps, Tanning Salons & A Nickname That Stuck!

44:21 Nick’s life as a construction worker

56:28 Thurston Soccer Legends vs Froggy’s 11 Charity Match.

58:41 Living with Stage 4 Colon Cancer.

01:08:35 Nick & Steve’s Stomas: Treated by the same nurse 15 years apart!

01:14:57 More on the Battle with Cancer, & Dealing with Chemotherapy

01:17:31 The impact of the Thurston Soccer Legends vs Froggy 11 Match Day

01:26:04 What can YOU do to help yourself? Lifestyles, Insurances, Etc…

01:29:04 Nick’s Insurance Scheme Idea for Construction Workers

01:37:26 Steve’s perspective on fatalities & suicides on sites. RIDDOR.

01:39:39 Nick’s harsh truths on his situation.

01:41:31 Closing thoughts & points.

01:47:37 Outro

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