Our BC Life
Once you receive a breast cancer diagnosis, a million things run through your mind. One of the big things is how much you don’t know before getting caught in the cyclone of treatment with no time to process until you’ve entered the survivorship stage. This podcast will dive into the nitty-gritty of what you wish you knew then and what you know now. Listen to patients share their stories in digestible bites. Each episode will help you feel informed, hopeful, and less alone. From SHARE Cancer Support, This is Our BC Life.
Episodes
37 episodes
Part 2 - A Caregiver Story: Husband Supports Wife Through Breast Cancer and Fertility Struggles
In this episode, we hear a powerful caregiver story from a husband who stood steady as his wife faced both triple-negative breast cancer and heartbreaking fertility challenges. He shares what it looked like to support her emotionally, practi...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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1:10:36
Part 2 - Beyond Survival: The Trans Dudes on Advocacy, Allyship, and Action
In the second half of our conversation, Brooks Nelson, ovarian cancer survivor, and Yee Won Chong, breast cancer survivor, return to share how their documentary “Trans Dudes with Lady Cancer” evolved into a tool for sy...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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46:08
Part 1 – Trans Dudes with Lady Cancer: Two Friends, Two Cancers, One Powerful Story
What happens when gender, health, and identity intersect? Within the same month, Brooks Nelson and Yee Won Chong each received life-changing cancer diagnoses. Brooks was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and Yee Won was diagnosed with breast cancer...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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46:21
Part 2 – From Barriers to Breakthroughs: Trans Health Advocacy & Radical Resilience
In Part 2 of my conversation with Yanery Cruz, Director of Advocacy and Programs at the New York Transgender Advocacy Group (NYTAG), we examine the barriers trans and gender-expansive individuals encounter in healthcare and discuss effective...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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46:16
Part 1 – Policy in Action: Shaping Trans Health Through Civic Engagement
In Part 1, I sit down with Yanery Cruz, Director of Advocacy and Programs at the New York Transgender Advocacy Group (NYTAG). Yanery, a transgender woman and fierce advocate, discusses NYTAG’s mission to dismantle outdated laws, protect and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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46:16
Part 1: When Cancer Changes Everything: Lessons from a TNBC Survivor and Veteran
In this episode of Our BC Life, I sit down with the vibrant and resilient Kim Rumpf, an orthopedic registered nurse, a 23-year veteran of the Air National Guard, and a triple-negative breast cancer survivor. Kim opens up about her life...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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46:16
AYA Cancer & Fertility: What No One Talks About
A cancer diagnosis can feel like a profound betrayal, but for many young adults (AYA), that betrayal deepens with an infertility diagnosis. In this deeply personal and informative discussion, we explore the unique fertility challenges faced by ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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43:10
From Interpreter to Advocate: Inside SHARE’s Chinese Breast Cancer Program
As we celebrate AAPI Heritage Month in May, listen to this heartfelt and enlightening conversation with my guest, Winnie Chung, Director of the ChineseSHARE Breast Cancer Program and former medical language interpreter, who discusses the...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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45:15
AYA Cancer Awareness: The Unique Challenges of Breast Cancer in Young Adults
Our Breast Cancer Program Director and host of the Our BC Life podcast, Megan-Claire Chase, is not only an advocate in the breast cancer space but also an Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) breast cancer survivor. In onc...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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49:21
Bright Spot in the Darkness: Navigating Motherhood, Loss, and Cancer
Guest Haley Pollack knows the deep impact of cancer — first as a daughter, then as a mother. After her mom died of breast cancer during her 20s, Haley faced her own colon cancer diagnosis at 37, just months after giving birth to her second d...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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47:40
Restoring Confidence: A Beauty Expert’s Mission to Empower Breast Cancer Patients
French-born beauty restoration expert Delphine Breyne knows firsthand the power of appearance in self-confidence. As the youngest of eight in a family with a strong history of breast cancer, she underwent genetic testing and remains vigilant...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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39:48
Part 2: The Emotional Impact of Misgendering, Finding Support, and Advocating for Inclusive Care in the Transgender Community
Welcome back to Part II of our incredible conversation with Ash Davidson, a transmasculine nonbinary advocate who courageously shares their breast/chest cancer journey. In this episode, Ash opens up about the mental and emotional toll of nav...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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40:40
Part 1 – Wanting to Be Me: A Transgender Person’s Experience with an Unexpected Breast/Chest Cancer Diagnosis
In this first episode of season three, I talked with Ash Davidson. I am presenting their story as a two-part series to fully explore their experience as a transmasculine non-binary person navigating breast/chest cancer. I...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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32:28
Season 02 E11 - 2024 Episode Highlights: Stories of Resilience, Advocacy, and Transformation
Welcome to the wrap-up of season two of Our BC Life! I can't believe we’ve already made it through another season. A huge thank-you to all our incredible guests for trusting me with their stories of survivorship, sharing their experien...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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23:21
Looking Beyond the Ribbon to Tackle Financial Toxicity
In 2013, Bobbie Menneg was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer and had 15 positive lymph nodes removed, but fortunately, did not develop lymphedema. With a strong family history of breast and kidney cancer, she hesitated to pursue gene...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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40:43
Eating for Peace and Not Panic After Breast Cancer
Our guest, Cathy Leman, MA, RD, is a registered dietitian nutritionist with a specialty in eating disorders and an invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) breast cancer survivor. At the time of her diagnosis, Cathy had just completed the Chicago Hal...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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45:42
When Breast Cancer No Longer Dominates Your Thoughts
Imagine being just eight years old and seeing your mother disfigured from a Halstead radical mastectomy due to breast cancer because reconstruction wasn't an option back then. That was Deb Hackenberry’s first introduction to the harsh realit...
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Episode 8
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36:12
A Mother’s Breast Cancer Propels Daughter Into a Career in Genetics
When a family member is diagnosed with breast cancer, it can impact the whole family. Our guest, Barbara Spears (Barb), understands this well. Her diagnosis of invasive ductal breast cancer (IDC) changed the course of her daughter Chrissy's ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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39:23
Turning Pain Into Purpose and Transformation After Breast Cancer
We all have some shared breast cancer experiences, but everybody’s walk is different. Invasive ductal carcinoma (ILC) survivor Dr. Michele D. Clark, LMSW, has a breast cancer experience with so many unexpected twists and turns that it will h...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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41:48
Gender-Affirming Care with Transgender Breast/Chest Cancer Survivor
Breast/chest cancer can take away a lot, but it can also give a lot. Spencer Hayward, a transgender man and survivor of invasive ductal (IDC) breast cancer, shares his journey from diagnosis to experiencing surgical frustrations and what it ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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31:33
The Importance of Storytelling and Patient/Doctor Relationship
It is crucial to establish a strong partnership with your care team following a breast cancer diagnosis. In this episode, Doretha Burrell, a 17-year stage II invasive ductal carcinoma (ILC) survivor, emphasized the significance of the trust ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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41:34
Shifting Expectations With Breast Cancer In Your 20s
In your 20s and 30s, you may not have had many interactions with the healthcare system besides visiting a family member in the hospital. There exists a group of people called Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA), who are underrepresented when ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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46:32
Her Mom’s Breast Cancer Diagnosis Changed Trajectory of Her Career
When someone in your family is diagnosed with breast cancer, it can affect the entire family. Our guest Chrissy Spears, knows this well because her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer her senior year of college. When she and her mother r...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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43:08
Navigating Breast Cancer - From What Was to What Is
Guest Gail May never missed getting her annual mammograms. At first, her doctor spotted something suspicious and originally diagnosed her with DCIS, and after a second MRI, her cancer had become invasive, and she was diagnosed with invasive ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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42:04
Our BC Life Compilation of all 2023 Episodes
Season one of Our BC Life is now available! We are grateful for the courage and strength of the survivors who have shared their inspiring stories with us. We encourage you to share this podcast with your friends and family who may also be in...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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18:27