Every day 34 people in their 20s and 30s are diagnosed with cancer. AfterThoughts explores some of their stories. But teenagers are diagnosed too. Seven people aged 13-24 are diagnosed every day. And that brings with it a whole host of other challenges. These are their stories. This is AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years. Supported by Teenage Cancer Trust. Next up, it's Shaumya!
AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community.
Episode four! Already! We're over half way through this series. Would you BELIEVE! But this week's episode is with another phenomenal storyteller. And another storyteller who decided to go into medicine after having cancer. What a legend. This week we're joined by Shaumya. Shaumya was diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma when she was 18. Shauumya joined us to talk about the unconditional, relentless loving care her parents gave her, facing Cancer Week at uni directly after speaking to us, meeting your cancer icons (who knew they were a thing 'til you get cancer, right?!) and getting fertility treatment as a single person who barely feels adult enough to make the decisions they're being asked to.
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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.
AfterThoughts is produced by Toby Peach and Alice-May Purkiss from Beyond Arts. Sounds by Kieron Lucas and Dinah Mullen.