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AfterThoughtsAuthor: Toby Peach & Alice-May Purkiss, Beyond Arts
Every day, 34 young people in their 20's and 30's are diagnosed with cancer. These are the stories of what happens afterwards. This is AfterThoughts Language: en Genres: Fitness, Health & Fitness, Medicine Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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The Teenage Years Thoughtcasts: Difficult Conversations
Episode 9
Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
AfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community.We're back to bring you some extra special episodes to say ta'ra to Series Six - our Thoughtcasts. Bitesized episodes exploring three themes that some of our storytellers touched on. We're kicking off by looking at difficult conversations, something Yami, Maddie and Poppy all talked about in their episodes. Yami chats about talking with her boyfriend about being ill, Maddie talks about writing a will, and Poppy discusses conversations about having kids.For more advice on these topics, check out these resources:Relationships After Cancer TreatmentPlanning for the end of your lifeWrite your will onlineFertility & Cancer _______________________________________________________________AfterThoughts is hosted by Aiden Grant and Shaumya KularajanFind AfterThoughts on Facebook, Twitter and InstagramAfterThoughts : 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.
