Episode 49- Show Notes:

Host Gwen Kelly welcomes listeners to Combating Cancer, shares her background of being diagnosed with astrocytoma brain cancer at 19, and reflects on how cancer reshaped her mind, relationships, identity, and outlook on the future. Now, over four years post-diagnosis and still living scan-to-scan every 90 days, she describes feeling grateful for God, loved ones, and the community, while also acknowledging ongoing fear and uncertainty. Gwen announces she is engaged to her boyfriend, Jake, explaining that the engagement represents hope, trust, and choosing joy over living by others' timelines, especially after facing mortality. She discusses the vulnerability of dating with a cancer history and credits Jake's steady support. She shares advice from Sue Dentinger—"make the plans…say yes to life"—and teases a future episode with Jake about dating with stage three through cancer and choosing love amid uncertainty.

Discussed in this episode:

• Welcome to Combating Cancer
• Four Years Since Diagnosis
• Living Scan to Scan
• Engagement Announcement
• Why Jake Means So Much
• Love on a Different Timeline
• Life Keeps Moving Forward
• Make the Plans
• Thank You and What's Next
• Closing and Contact Info

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