Every day 34 people in their 20s and 30s are diagnosed with cancer. In Series 1 of AfterThoughts, we heard some of their stories. But for Series 2, we’re going younger. Seven people aged 13-24 are diagnosed every day. These are their stories. This is AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years. Supported by Teenage Cancer Trust. For episode seven, we're joined by Borys
AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community.
This week, Alice and Toby are joined all the way from Hawaii by Borys. Borys was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma when he was 20. He joined us to share his stories and chats meditation, exploring with his dad after chemo, maturing like a good cheese and fertility.
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AfterThoughts : The Teenage Years is supported by Teenage Cancer Trust. Teenage Cancer Trust support those diagnosed with cancer when they're 13-24 and provide specialised nursing care and support to get them through treatment.
As ever, AfterThoughts deals with some conversations you may find tricky to listen to. If you need any further support, please don't hesitate to reach out to a friend, or find support from any of the brilliant charities online.
Due to the social distancing restrictions we're all under at the moment, this episode was recorded via Zoom, so the sound quality might not be as good as we'd usually hope. We hope you'll forgive us, given the exceptional circumstances.
AfterThoughts is produced by Toby Peach and Alice-May Purkiss from Beyond Arts. Sounds by Kieron Lucas.