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348 | Sarah, two births, missed miscarriage, induction, forceps, episiotomy, secondary infertility, breast cancer, caesarean birth
348 | Sarah, two births, missed miscarriage, induction, forceps, episiotomy, secondary infertility, breast cancer, caesarean birth
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Length:
71 minutes
Released:
Oct 27, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
In honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Sarah shares her experience with breast cancer diagnosis in her second pregnancy. She urges everyone to check their breasts regularly because it was only when she was massaging stretch mark cream into her breast at 28 weeks that she felt a lump. An ultrasound showed a tumour and a biopsy confirmed she had stage 3 invasive ductal carcinoma; a triple positive cancer that feeds off hormones. She birthed her baby at 35 weeks and one week later, she started chemotherapy. Sarah is currently halfway through six rounds of chemotherapy and her baby, Pearl, is eight weeks old. She is particularly optimistic despite her fear and feels a responsibility to share her story and raise awareness.
Released:
Oct 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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