Emily, Part 2: On Cancer, Courage, Death & Life

18/10/2016 1h 8min
Emily, Part 2:  On Cancer, Courage, Death & Life

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Episode Synopsis

Where we last left off in Part 1, Emily was telling us about her experience dealing her younger brother’s battle with brain cancer, in addition to the news that her mother also had cancer. Things had seemed like they were finally settling down for a bit, until her brother’s cancer returned...


In this episode, we talk about:

Her brother Jack’s second cancer diagnosis, and where she was when it happened

The hilarious joke Jack played on me when I ran into one time

What Jack had to say about Emily shaving her head

Her last time she saw Jack

The period of time following his death, why she never took time off from school

Why death, dying, and illness doesn’t need to be a taboo topic to talk about.