MORTAL AND STRONG - The Podcast

Another interview with Voice No. 67 out of 100 for the Scars of Gold campaign and in this episode we have Mev sharing her story of Endometrial cancer at the age of 31.

Mev's experience is a poignant reminder of why knowing the red flags of even rarer cancers is important. When Mev began having new and unexpected heavy and painful bleeding, a routine procedure to remove polyps actually identified early stages of Endometrial cancer. Initially managed with hormone therapy for 3 years Mev later went on to be diagnosed with ovarian cancer with it being unclear if this was a new primary or metastases from the endometrial cancer. Eventually Mev needed a full hysterectomy putting her into surgical menopause and living with Stage 4 cancer by the age of 37. Mev shares how her entire life has been taken out of her control and where she has found strength and support to process this diagnosis. We also talk about the wonderful support provided by the spotlight charity Victoria's Promise who provide support for women experiencing cancer.

Thank you to Mev for sharing her story and raising awareness as part of our campaign. Scars of Gold is a health awareness campaign sharing the voices of 100 women facing their mortality at a young age with life changing or incurable health conditions, led by Dr Liz Murray and photographer Sammy Weston. Produced by the charity @mortalandstrong (No. 1209448)

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Another wonderful episode with a beautifully light hearted and life-affirming soul that is Nikki. Nikki shares how her life as a mum, teacher and wife was turned upside down by her breast cancer diagnosis. Nikki is such a vibrant soul who is honest about the side effects of chemotherapy, how she took a holiday to Disneyland Florida in between chemo and radiotherapy, and how she approached limiting what information was shared with her 5 year old daughter whilst also preparing information to share with her for the future. Nikki's story is full of messages of strength and hope, addressing social stigmas of the disease and how others around someone affected can help and provide support in alternative ways. Thank you to Nikki for sharing her story and being part of our campaign.

Scars of Gold is a health awareness campaign putting the spotlight on people facing their mortality; those living with incurable or life changing conditions at a young age. Founded by Dr Liz Murray and co-led with photographer Sammy Weston, this charity campaign aims to look at health inequalities with 2024/25 focusing on Women's Health.

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For more information please visit the website. If you have any concerns about your own health, please always see your own GP/Healthcare provider.

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Another inspiring and incredible story shared from Voice No. 25 of the 100 from Mortal And Strong's 2024 Spotlight Campaign - Scars of Gold. Chrissie is a lovely incredibly strong woman who we were honoured to have share her journey of being diagnosed de novo (straight to secondary) breast cancer at the age of 43. As a mum with two boys, Chrissie had just finished qualifications and was ready to start a new chapter of her life. After experiencing severe rib pain for months and being dismissed, when Chrissie eventually became unwell and was diagnosed with breast cancer it had already spread to her ribs and spine and realised she'd been walking around with multiple fractures. A month in hospital, including rehabilitation in a hospice and Chrissie is now two years on, stable and on the same treatment. This episode is a really important spotlight on how the palliative care team have such a vital role in supporting secondary cancer patients live well and get the best quality of life, how important it is to find your tribe and how your world post-diagnosis will inevitably change, but you can find ways to still live well and find joy in life. Chrissie is now thriving and has gone on to become a Trustee for her local charity Dereham Cancer Care and working to help facilitate a weekly support group for women with secondary cancer with Star Throwers in Norfolk. Honoured to have her share her Voice and Scars of Gold.

Mortal and Strong is a campaign shining the spotlight on women facing their own mortality - those affected at a young age by a life changing illness or disease. 100 artworks produced by artists across the country along with a powerful photography series ‘Scars of Gold’ inspired by kintsugi. 100 Voices sharing messages of hope and strength through our podcast. Charity led campaign supporting other charities.

For more information on support available for these issues discussed in todays episode, including direction to medical information, visit our website. This episode is not intended as specific medical advice, always see your own GP/physician if you have any concerns regarding your own health.

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This episode was recorded remotely (not in a studio) as part of our campaign travelling the UK to raise awareness and support for charities. To support the campaign or learn more, please visit the website.

We are delighted to interview the beautifully witty Juliet, sharing her journey with primary breast cancer and how she fought for nearly 2 years to have a full double mastectomy for symmetry and has never regretted going flat! This interview is such an important one to raise awareness on how some women are not always fully informed of their options following a mastectomy, and how important and empowering it is to not only have options - but have going fully flat as one of those options! Juliet was repeatedly denied the double mastectomy, but since going flat her images have travelled the world raising awareness to empower other women. Juliet's motto is representation and visibility, trying to empower women to realise they have choices. Juliet's light humour and humble approach to life is wonderfully inspiring, we laughed as we explored everything from big boobs, no boobs, menopause, mental health and finding a new joy from gardening after being given seed packets as a gift when starting treatment. Juliet is a wonderful addition to the 100 Voices and hopefully her story will help empower other women to make choices that feel right for them.

Mortal and Strong is a campaign shining the spotlight on women facing their own mortality - those affected at a young age by a life changing illness or disease. 100 artworks produced by artists across the country along with a powerful photography series ‘Scars of Gold’ inspired by kintsugi. 100 Voices sharing messages of hope and strength through our podcast. Charity led campaign supporting other charities.

For more information on support available for these issues discussed in todays episode, including direction to medical information, visit our website. This episode is not intended as specific medical advice, always see your own GP/physician if you have any concerns regarding your own health.

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In this episode we interview another beautiful human - Charlotte W. Charlotte is the latest Voice in our Scars of Gold campaign and talks to Dr Liz about how her diagnosis of cancer officially began at the age of 29 whilst 20 weeks pregnant. Charlotte had had pelvic pain since she was 15 and repeatedly dismissed as having IBS and even belittled for wasting GP time over her symptoms. When pregnant a routine ultrasound identified what was thought to be a a rare ovarian tumour, but after giving birth had further scans which found her to have a very rare cancer originating in the appendix; Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP). This rare cancer occurs in only 3 people per million each year and is extremely slow growing. Despite having already spread within the abdomen the slow growing nature gave Charlotte some hope. However the type of treatment needed requires surgery to deliver heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (known as the 'mother of all surgeries) with a hospital admission of 4-6 weeks after each round. 14 years on Charlotte has had four of these treatments and each time has to revisit the mentally challenging process of finding the strength to face this. Charlotte shares how she has been determined to find meaning with her life and provides more wonderful insights and strategies on how to come to terms with a life changing diagnosis.

Thank you to Charlotte for sharing her experience as part of the Scars of Gold campaign. Scars of Gold is a health awareness campaign sharing the voices of 100 women facing their mortality at a young age with life changing or incurable health conditions. Produced by the charity @mortalandstrong (No. 1209448)

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