AfterThoughts

AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community.

We're BACK with a BANG and a Bhavan for Series Two! Taking on the stories of The Teenage Years, our first storyteller Bhav, who was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma at the age of 13 joins us to talk music lessons, his TCT youth co-ordinator, the change in mindset that comes with a cancer diagnosis, kebabs and the pals you meet along the way.

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AfterThoughts : The Teenage Years is supported by Teenage Cancer Trust. Teenage Cancer Trust support those diagnosed with cancer when they're 13-24 and provide specialised nursing care and support to get them through treatment.

As ever, AfterThoughts deals with some conversations you may find tricky to listen to. If you need any further support, please don't hesitate to reach out to a friend, or find support from any of the brilliant charities online.

Due to the social distancing restrictions we're all under at the moment, this episode was recorded via Zoom, so the sound quality might not be as good as we'd usually hope. We hope you'll forgive us, given the exceptional circumstances.

AfterThoughts is produced by Toby Peach and Alice-May Purkiss from Beyond Arts. Sounds by Kieron Lucas.

AfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community.

We're finishing Season One with a BONUS EPISODE. This time, Toby and Alice ask some of our brilliant season one storytellers to share their love for the superheroes keeping the NHS running, not just in the midst of a global pandemic, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

From the doctors and surgeons to the receptionists and cleaning teams who make the cogs in the NHS machine keep moving - we see you and we are grateful every day.

The wrap up episode features Brad Gudger, Kris Hallenga, Ryan Collard and Toral Shah

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AfterThoughts is supported by Trekstock. Trekstock gets young adults moving again, physically, emotionally, socially and psychologically, after cancer has stopped them in their tracks.

As ever, AfterThoughts deals with some conversations you may find tricky to listen to. If you need any further support, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our friends at Trekstock.

Due to the social distancing restrictions we're all under at the moment, this episode was recorded via Zoom, so the sound quality might not be as good as we'd usually hope. We hope you'll forgive us, given the exceptional circumstances.

AfterThoughts is produced by Toby Peach and Alice-May Purkiss from Beyond Arts. Sounds by Kieron Lucas.

AfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community.

This time, Toby and Alice dip back in to season one to pull out some of their favourite stories from each of the storytellers on each of the seven themes. Our top picks cover fertility, the inconvenience of cancer, being misgendered, coming from the BAME community and having cancer, FIT doctors, the mental health implications of a diagnosis and what Christmas gift to get for the person who's about to save your life.

The wrap up episode features Brad Gudger, Sophie Trew, Kris Hallenga, Dan, Ryan Collard, Toral Shah and Lulu Socratous.

Find AfterThoughts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

AfterThoughts is supported by Trekstock. Trekstock gets young adults moving again, physically, emotionally, socially and psychologically, after cancer has stopped them in their tracks.

As ever, AfterThoughts deals with some conversations you may find tricky to listen to. If you need any further support, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our friends at Trekstock.

Due to the social distancing restrictions we're all under at the moment, this episode was recorded via Zoom, so the sound quality might not be as good as we'd usually hope. We hope you'll forgive us, given the exceptional circumstances.

AfterThoughts is produced by Toby Peach and Alice-May Purkiss from Beyond Arts. Sounds by Kieron Lucas.

AfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community.

This time, Toby and Alice are joined by LuLu Socratous, who was diagnosed with neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer, which is very rare. We chat about finding and defining your purpose beyond cancer, managing long term side effects and dealing with the mental health issues that can come after the end of treatment.

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Find AfterThoughts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

AfterThoughts is supported by Trekstock. Trekstock gets young adults moving again, physically, emotionally, socially and psychologically, after cancer has stopped them in their tracks.

As ever, AfterThoughts deals with some conversations you may find tricky to listen to. If you need any further support, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our friends at Trekstock.

Due to the social distancing restrictions we're all under at the moment, this episode was recorded via Zoom, so the sound quality might not be as good as we'd usually hope. We hope you'll forgive us, given the exceptional circumstances.

AfterThoughts is produced by Toby Peach and Alice-May Purkiss from Beyond Arts. Sounds by Kieron Lucas.

AfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community.

This time, Toby and Alice are joined by nutritional scientist and chef Toral Shah. Toral was first diagnosed with breast cancer 29. She experienced a reoccurrence a few years later when she was 41. We talk finding yourself after a diagnosis, training for a triathalon after a mastectomy and being united with other cancer patients within the BAME community.

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Find AfterThoughts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

AfterThoughts is supported by Trekstock. Trekstock gets young adults moving again, physically, emotionally, socially and psychologically, after cancer has stopped them in their tracks.

As ever, AfterThoughts deals with some conversations you may find tricky to listen to. If you need any further support, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our friends at Trekstock.

Due to the social distancing restrictions we're all under at the moment, this episode was recorded via Zoom, so the sound quality might not be as good as we'd usually hope. We hope you'll forgive us, given the exceptional circumstances.

AfterThoughts is produced by Toby Peach and Alice-May Purkiss from Beyond Arts. Sounds by Kieron Lucas.