Bad Right Breast
Episodes
86 episodes
Artist Series #27 - Survivor, Warrior, Hero
When those words are told to you, that you are those words, after going through something that you truly had no choice, that every other person who is diagnosed is also forced to go through, all because the alternative is death. Well, so...
Artist Series #26 - Brianna's Story
If you were/are a young artist, actor specifically, with dreams of New York, you know what it’s like when you finally make it there. At the ripe age of 24, Brianna had to not only navigate herself through the ins and outs of New York, but also ...
Artist Series #25 - Affected Family & Friends
One of the biggest concerns I had upon diagnosis was how this was going to affect my family and friends. One of the biggest reasons why women I’ve talked to do NOT tell their families or kids that they have cancer is that they don’t want ...
Artist Series #23 - Normal, Before & After
When it comes to those with cancer diagnosis – there is a definite normal before knowing you had cancer and a normal after knowing you had cancer. Your world, and those in it, are forever changed. How you think about yourself, how ...
Artist Series #24 - Amanda's Story
Imagine… You’re young, late 20’s, just married, and now you’re pregnant. You’re ready to do all of the things that a new, awaiting mom should be doing. But you know that something’s not right. And because you know your body, e...
Artist Series #22 - Affected as an Artist
Artists are constantly grappled with concepts, story lines, content. So when something happens to an artist, that stops them in their tracks, makes them take a double take on their own existence, and then the existence of everything they ...
Artist Series #21 - Rebecca's Story
The epitome of the working actor, pounding the pavement, going from gig to gig. It was the moment in between gigs that forced her to listen to her body and trust her instincts. But Rebecca’s story goes even deeper. When you he...
Artist Series #20 - Fear of IT Returning
When people are told that they beat cancer, and are cheered on by so many others that they are warriors and survivors, there’s that little voice in the back of our heads that sits there, and constantly comes to the forefront and brings forth a ...
Artist Series #19 - Artists' Follow-Up
When you’re done with treatment, whether you’re told or not told that you’re cancer free, your follow-up will be very specific to you and your cancer. For the most part it may be once a month soon afterwards, and then turn into every thr...
Artist Series #17 - Cancer Free?
If you’re told that YOU’RE CANCER FREE, do you actually believe it? Do you believe that you are FREE of this horrible, sneaky, scary, disease? And if you are ‘free’ of it, are ever really free?Music by
Artist Series #18 - Katie's Story
Three years ago, Katie knew something wasn’t right with her bowel movements, and was fortunate enough to have surrounded herself around doctors that listened to her. Once they did, they discovered she had Colon Rectal Cancer. So war...
Artist Series #16 - Artists' Treatments
Treatment for cancer, even if it’s the same type of cancer, varies far and wide. Not only because of the uniqueness of all of our bodies, cancer, diagnosis but hospitals, doctors, location. I mean, treatment and how they do things i...
Artist Series #15 - Joanna's Story
When going through cancer isn’t the worst or even scariest health drama you’ve had to deal with, well, it definitely makes it easier getting to the other side. I had always admired Joanna before any of the shit that she’s had to deal with...
Artist Series #14 - Choosing Your Doctors
There’s many different reasons why you choose your doctors. Sometimes it’s because of your insurance. Sometimes it’s because of their location. Sometimes it’s a gut feeling. And sometimes personalities just don’t match.&...
Artist Series #13 - Artists & Insurance
Unfortunately, some people are forced to learn at a young age the consequences of having or not having insurance. No matter what insurance coverage you have, it’s a near full-time job navigating co-pays, out-of-pocket, in-network, referra...
Artist Series #12 - Becca's Story
My best friend of 25+ years, Becca Ayers, shares her story of going through Colon Rectal cancer treatment and diagnosis in the middle of a little known pre-Broadway show. So trigger warning: we talk frank, graphicly, and sometimes f...
My Story #20 - My Confessions
We all have confessions – thoughts that keep us up at night, that weigh on our shoulders. Confessions that sometimes when said out loud, we realize aren’t that crazy. This one is deep, and the start of the Confession Series. F...
Artist Series #11 - Asking for Help
It’s always a tad uncomfortable when you have to ask for help, especially when you look normal on the outside, but treatment is going to make you very not normal. But what happens when you really need the most help and it’s not there – li...
Artist Series #10 - Telling Work & Others
It’s one thing to tell your family and loved ones that you have cancer, but then there are others. For some women, they choose a point person or persons to spread the news, for others it’s a group text or email, for some they, like myself...
Artist Series #9 - Telling Family & Friends
Just as there’s no right or wrong way to react to be being told you have cancer, there’s really no right or wrong way to tell your family, friends and loved ones that you have cancer. Music by Becc...
Artist Series #8 - Finding Out They Had Cancer
There’s never a good moment to be told that you have cancer. And there’s no right and wrong way to react to being told you have cancer. In a moment’s notice, your life and world are turned upside down, and then you’re forced into st...
Artist Series #7 - Gig vs Cancer
It’s known among artists, specifically theater, to plow through the rehearsals, tech rehearsals and performances despite any health mishap. There’s something to be said of the stigma in the industry about being ‘sick.’ So what happ...
Artist Series #6 - About the Artists
I interviewed 11 women in the arts who went thru and are going through cancer treatment. They range from theatre educators, screenwriters, playwrights, actors, musicians, visual artists, marketing, stage managers and stagehands. And...
