Someone Like Me – Your Cancer Community Podcast
Welcome to Someone Like Me – Your Cancer Community Podcast
I’m your host, Vanessa Mooney, a breast cancer survivor who created this space after going through it all myself.
Each week, I share real cancer stories — honest conversations with people affected by cancer and the family members who’ve walked beside them.
These are raw, emotional, and uplifting stories about what cancer really feels like — the fear, the grief, the shock, the strength, and the unexpected moments that somehow get you through it.
I’m also launching Someone Like Me – Your Cancer Community App, a place for support, connection, and shared cancer stories for anyone affected by cancer.
Main Sponsor: Breast Cancer Ireland
This podcast is for anyone who has ever thought:
“No one gets what I’m going through.”
We do. And you’re not alone anymore.
💚 Let’s make cancer a little less lonely together.
Someone Like Me – Your Cancer Community Podcast
December Feels Heavy, This One’s for You
In this December mini-episode, Vanessa talks about why this month can feel heavier, especially for those living with cancer, survivors, and anyone grieving someone they love.
She reflects on her own Christmas Eve diagnosis, childhood memories, the ache of missing her mam, and that strange feeling when the world is buzzing with festive energy but you don’t feel any of it.
Vanessa speaks honestly about the loneliness that can show up in December, the five stages of grief that many people still move through even long after treatment ends, and the emotional “rollercoaster” of scans, fear, hope, and healing.
This episode is for anyone who is struggling, surviving, or just trying to get through the days.
Vanessa also gives a glimpse into Season 2 of the podcast and thanks this growing community for helping make cancer a little less lonely.