{"id":26569,"date":"2020-12-02T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/finding-hope-during-cancer-and-pregnancy-your-stories-podcast\/"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:15:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:15:52","slug":"finding-hope-during-cancer-and-pregnancy-your-stories-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/finding-hope-during-cancer-and-pregnancy-your-stories-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Hope During Cancer and Pregnancy: \u201cYour Stories\u201d Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.net\/sites\/cancer.net\/files\/your-stories-hope-pregnancy-fb.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, developed the podcast series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conquer.org\/impact\/your-stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Your Stories: Conquering Cancer<\/em><\/a> to showcase unscripted conversations between patients, doctors, and the family and friends who conquer cancer with them.<\/p>\n<p>Brittany Sullivan was diagnosed with cancer while she was pregnant. At the time, her prognosis, or chance of recovery, was uncertain. In this <em>Your Stories<\/em> episode, \u201cFinding Hope in the Face of Cancer,\u201d Brittany shares how her husband John\u2019s caregiving helped her cope. They also reflect on how even the tiniest signs kept their spirits bright during their darkest days. It\u2019s a story about leaning on loved ones and finding hope during hard times.<\/p>\n<h3>Partner-in-care<\/h3>\n<p>Though receiving her cancer diagnosis during pregnancy was among the scariest, it wasn\u2019t Brittany\u2019s first experience with cancer; it was her sixth. She has been conquering cancer since childhood.<\/p>\n<p>Around the time Brittany met John, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.net\/node\/25042\">cancer recurrence<\/a> left her needing nuanced support. From the start of their relationship, John\u2019s nurturing ways helped Brittany. \u201cI saw in him his ability to be a caregiver, his compassion, and his tenderness,\u201d explains Brittany. \u201cIt spoke love to me in a way that I could understand it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before long, Brittany and John were married and expecting a daughter. But another cancer diagnosis put a pause on their happily ever after. \u201cWe found this tumor in my heart while I was 15 weeks pregnant,\u201d says Brittany. \u201cIn a way, that pregnancy saved my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Hope starts small<\/h3>\n<p>After a particularly difficult visit with her doctor, Brittany found hope in an unlikely place: a public restroom. Inside a stall, she noticed a neon pink sticky note on the door with an uplifting message she holds close to her heart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started crying,\u201d recalls Brittany, who reveals the note\u2019s message in the episode. \u201cWhat a little gift and treasure.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Community counts<\/h3>\n<p>Brittany\u2019s care plan, which included a clinical trial led by Conquer Cancer researcher Dr. Breelyn Wilky, was successful. These days, she and John make every moment count with their daughter. Though Brittany and John often felt scared, they never lost sight of the best possible outcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe never felt alone,\u201d shares Brittany. \u201cWe had an amazing community surrounding us. And that\u2019s how we\u2019ve made it. We\u2019ve always had hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/conquercancer.libsyn.com\/finding-hope-in-the-face-of-cancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read a transcript<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.net\/blog\/2020-12\/finding-hope-during-cancer-and-pregnancy-%E2%80%9Cyour-stories%E2%80%9D-podcast\">Source<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, developed the podcast series Your Stories: Conquering Cancer to showcase unscripted conversations between patients, doctors, and the family and friends who conquer cancer with them. Brittany Sullivan was diagnosed with cancer while she was pregnant. At the time, her prognosis, or chance of recovery, was uncertain. 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