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Have you ever heard the expression “what’s the tea?” According to urban dictionary it means when someone has gossip and you want to know every detail of as soon as possible. So that’s what this podcast is- spilling the tea on what it’s like to have cancer (or the big C) as a young person in Northern Ireland. Recorded in 2021 during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic this podcast series is hosted by Laura from Young Lives vs Cancer (formerly known as CLIC Sargent) and Helen from Cancer Fund for Children. We have come together to talk about cancer services in NI and share the stories of the young people and families we support.
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Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
This podcast episode was a conversation between Conor and Daniel who were diagnosed with cancer during their teenage and young adult years and met at a games night. They talk candidly about not taking on the cancer patient identity as a means of reclaiming control as they navigated diagnosis, treatment, and life post-cancer. They chat about the language around cancer, feeling obligated towards others' feelings, and the shame of attending a fertility clinic at 17 years old with your mum. This was a refreshingly honest and funny conversation which we would recommend to anyone considering entering a health or social care profession.
If you’d like more information about sperm banking check out this leaflet from Belfast Trust / The Regional Fertility Centre or this information from the Cancer Research UK website. If your child is diagnosed with cancer before puberty there are less options to preserve fertility however research is growing in this area. Check out the Future Fertility Trust’s information on Testicular Tissue Cryopreservation.
If you’d like to get in touch with Young Lives vs Cancer
Website: www.younglivesvscancer.org.uk
Email: getsupport@younglivesvscancer.org.uk | Simon.Darby@younglivesvscancer.org.uk | Laura.Rohdich@younglivesvscancer.org.uk
Call: 0300 303 5220
Facebook: Young Lives vs Cancer in Northern Ireland
Simon & Laura’s Instagram: @Simon.YoungLives | @LauraYoungLives
If you’d like to get in touch with Cancer Fund For Children
Website: https://cancerfundforchildren.com/
Email: services@cancerfundforchildren.com | helen@cancerfundforchildren.com
Call: 028 9080 5599
Facebook: Cancer Fund for Children
Instagram: @CancerFundforChildren
Thank you to the National Lottery Community Fund for funding this podcast as part of our ‘Together we Thrive’ project and enabling us to share these stories.
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