Join Colette & Leah today as they talk with Randy, his wife Suzanna and cancer best friend Stacy from episdoe 24. As Randy faces the diagnosis of rectal cancer, how wife Suzanna was an amazing caretaker and rock and how you can make some of the most meaningful friendships with "cancer friends". Join us as we dive into Randy's cancer experience.

Join Colette & Leah on todays Spotlight episode, featuring Tara. Tara's cancer experience is one many women can relate to with having dense breast tissue. Knowing years prior she had dense breast tissue and what type played a huge role in Tara's own self advocacy. We discuss dense breast tissue, how to find out if you have it and how to self advocate for closer mointoring and other possible follow up imaging you can request.

Show Resources:

densebreast-info.org

The Find It Early Acr

As April comes to a close and we eneter May, We would like to acknowledge Brain, Bladder, Melnoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month. As we kick off May we would like to introduce Savannah, At 21 yrs old, a junior in college she recieves a brain cancer diagnosis. Now at 23 yrs old and 2 years out, hear her story with her crazy experience with Brain Cancer. See below for Savannahs experince through, music, articles, podcasts and resources!

Collaborative Ependymoma Research Network

National Cancer Institute AYA

National Brain Tumor Society

Teen Cancer America

Original Songs-- Producer: Kenli Mattus, Play it Back songs organization (https://teencanceramerica.org/play-it-back-music-program/savannah-mason/)

"Keeps Me Warm"

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/savannahmason/keeps-me-warm

"I Say Free"

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/savannahmason/i-say-free

Elephants and Tea articles:

https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ngag/elephantsandtea_202312/index.php#/p/6

https://elephantsandtea.org/survivorship/finding-my-voice-again/

https://elephantsandtea.org/survivorship/what-a-thief/

https://elephantsandtea.org/survivorship/a-powerful-vessel/

Podcast: Cancer Chronicles with Sav & Momma T

https://open.spotify.com/show/0w6Ucj6qKUZLEmmBZqXoI5?si=m2xg32-WRd-cx_e0pwFhNQ

CERN Foundation article:

https://www.cern-foundation.org/awareness/story/what-i-wish-people-knew-about-what-it-is-like-to-be-a-young-adult-with-a-brain-tumor