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Breast Cancer Stories is about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time. Whether you’ve just been diagnosed with breast cancer or love someone who has, this...
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Breast Cancer Stories is about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time. Whether you’ve just been diagnosed with breast cancer or love someone who has, this podcast is here to help you through the shock of diagnosis and treatment.
After her mother died, Dr. Tita Gray found a lump and called her doctor at UCLA, but the earliest appointments were two months out. She frantically called around for a doctor who could get her in ASAP for a biopsy. Luckily, St. Mary's in Long Beach got Tita in right away, but the news wasn't good. When Tita later saw her oncologist at UCLA, they found more cancer than expected and recommended immediate aggressive chemo. In season 3 of Breast Cancer Stories, Tita shares her story in real time as she navigates a triple negative breast cancer diagnosis, undergoes aggressive chemo and immunotherapy, and ultimately chooses to go flat following a double mastectomy.
Season 2
The second season follows Natasha Curry, a palliative care nurse practitioner at San Francisco General Hospital. Natasha was in Malawi on a Doctors Without Borders mission in 2021 when her husband of 25 years announced in a text message that he was leaving. A few months later when she discovered an almond-sized lump in her armpit, she did everything she tells her patients not to do and dismissed it, or wrote it off as a “fat lump." One painful biopsy later, Natasha found out she had cancer; in one life-changing moment, the nurse became the patient.
Season 1
The first season of Breast Cancer Stories follows Kristen Vengler, a 56 year old single empty nester in San Diego, from her diagnosis of hormone positive breast cancer through chemotherapy, double mastectomy & breast reconstruction, radiation, and whatever happens after that. In 2020, Kristen moved from Austin to San Diego to start her life over after a life-shattering workplace trauma. A few months later she had that terrifying moment in the shower we all hope we never have.
Connect with us
Breast Cancer Stories is an all-time Top 10 Medicine podcast on Goodpods.
Connect with us and learn more about the show at breastcancerstoriespodcast.com
Follow Breast Cancer Stories on Instagram @breastcancerstoriespodcast
Support the Breast Cancer Stories podcast by subscribing to our Substack or click to donate any amount via PayPal.
Sponsorship opportunities available. For our media kit or to contact us visit breastcancerstoriespodcast.com.
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After her mother died, Dr. Tita Gray found a lump and called her doctor at UCLA, but the earliest appointments were two months out. She frantically called around for a doctor who could get her in ASAP for a biopsy. Luckily, St. Mary's in Long Beach got Tita in right away, but the news wasn't good. When Tita later saw her oncologist at UCLA, they found more cancer than expected and recommended immediate aggressive chemo. In season 3 of Breast Cancer Stories, Tita shares her story in real time as she navigates a triple negative breast cancer diagnosis, undergoes aggressive chemo and immunotherapy, and ultimately chooses to go flat following a double mastectomy.
Season 2
The second season follows Natasha Curry, a palliative care nurse practitioner at San Francisco General Hospital. Natasha was in Malawi on a Doctors Without Borders mission in 2021 when her husband of 25 years announced in a text message that he was leaving. A few months later when she discovered an almond-sized lump in her armpit, she did everything she tells her patients not to do and dismissed it, or wrote it off as a “fat lump." One painful biopsy later, Natasha found out she had cancer; in one life-changing moment, the nurse became the patient.
Season 1
The first season of Breast Cancer Stories follows Kristen Vengler, a 56 year old single empty nester in San Diego, from her diagnosis of hormone positive breast cancer through chemotherapy, double mastectomy & breast reconstruction, radiation, and whatever happens after that. In 2020, Kristen moved from Austin to San Diego to start her life over after a life-shattering workplace trauma. A few months later she had that terrifying moment in the shower we all hope we never have.
Connect with us
Breast Cancer Stories is an all-time Top 10 Medicine podcast on Goodpods.
Connect with us and learn more about the show at breastcancerstoriespodcast.com
Follow Breast Cancer Stories on Instagram @breastcancerstoriespodcast
Support the Breast Cancer Stories podcast by subscribing to our Substack or click to donate any amount via PayPal.
Sponsorship opportunities available. For our media kit or to contact us visit breastcancerstoriespodcast.com.
Transcribed
17 SEP 2024 · Returning to life cancer-free hasn’t been easy, but Tita stays positive and isn’t letting anything take her spirit down.
Her chest is healing, and she doesn’t feel like any less of a woman without breasts. Rather, it reminds her that she's alive and kicking.
She continues with regular immunotherapy, and it's doing wonders. Feeling more like herself, she’s working out without any joint pain, and her hair is growing back.
About Season 3
After her mom's death and some family issues, Dr. Tita Gray found a lump in her breast, leading to a biopsy that confirmed breast cancer. In season 3 of Breast Cancer Stories, Tita shares her journey through a triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis, aggressive chemo and immunotherapy, and choosing to go flat after a double mastectomy.
Consider becoming a paid subscriber to our https://breastcancerstories.substack.com/subscribe (it’s $4/month)
Reach out to mailto:bcs@theaxis.io if you want talk about sponsoring this season, which will include ALL episodes (this is called run-of-show in podcast ads lingo)
Make a https://www.breastcancerstoriespodcast.com/p/donate/ in any amount via PayPal
This podcast is about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time.
Host and Executive Producer: Eva Sheie
Co-Host: Kristen Vengler
Editor and Audio Engineer: Daniel Croeser
Theme Music: Them Highs and Lows, https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bird-of-figment/1434663902
Production Assistant: Mary Ellen Clarkson
Cover Art Designer: Shawn Hiatt
Assistant Producer: Hannah Burkhart
Breast Cancer Stories is a production of https://www.theaxis.io/.
PROUDLY MADE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
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27 AUG 2024 · When she first looked down after her double mastectomy, Tita didn’t panic. But adjusting to life without a bra has been strange.
Nothing could prepare her for the emotions of losing a part of her body. But her tumor is gone, and no cancer was found before it was removed.
Tita reflects that while chemo saves your life, it takes a piece of your life with it. She finds peace by focusing on her spiritual side to heal.
About Season 3
After her mom's death and some family issues, Dr. Tita Gray found a lump in her breast, leading to a biopsy that confirmed breast cancer. In season 3 of Breast Cancer Stories, Tita shares her journey through a triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis, aggressive chemo and immunotherapy, and choosing to go flat after a double mastectomy.
Consider becoming a paid subscriber to our https://breastcancerstories.substack.com/subscribe (it’s $4/month)
Reach out to mailto:bcs@theaxis.io if you want talk about sponsoring this season, which will include ALL episodes (this is called run-of-show in podcast ads lingo)
Make a https://www.breastcancerstoriespodcast.com/p/donate/ in any amount via PayPal
This podcast is about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time.
Host and Executive Producer: Eva Sheie
Co-Host: Kristen Vengler
Editor and Audio Engineer: Daniel Croeser
Theme Music: Them Highs and Lows, https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bird-of-figment/1434663902
Production Assistant: Mary Ellen Clarkson
Cover Art Designer: Shawn Hiatt
Assistant Producer: Hannah Burkhart
Breast Cancer Stories is a production of https://www.theaxis.io/.
PROUDLY MADE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
Transcribed
20 AUG 2024 · Tita's finally starting to feel like herself again after six grueling months of chemo. With no more nausea, she can actually enjoy pizza and pasta without feeling sick.
Her mastectomy is coming up soon, and her oncologist is calling for radiation. She's not exactly thrilled about it, but she’s determined to never have to deal with this cancer again.
About Season 3
After her mom's death and some family issues, Dr. Tita Gray found a lump in her breast, leading to a biopsy that confirmed breast cancer. In season 3 of Breast Cancer Stories, Tita shares her journey through a triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis, aggressive chemo and immunotherapy, and choosing to go flat after a double mastectomy.
Consider becoming a paid subscriber to our https://breastcancerstories.substack.com/subscribe (it’s $4/month)
Reach out to mailto:bcs@theaxis.io if you want talk about sponsoring this season, which will include ALL episodes (this is called run-of-show in podcast ads lingo)
Make a https://www.breastcancerstoriespodcast.com/p/donate/ in any amount via PayPal
This podcast is about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time.
Host and Executive Producer: Eva Sheie
Co-Host: Kristen Vengler
Editor and Audio Engineer: Daniel Croeser
Theme Music: Them Highs and Lows, https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bird-of-figment/1434663902
Production Assistant: Mary Ellen Clarkson
Cover Art Designer: Shawn Hiatt
Assistant Producer: Hannah Burkhart
Breast Cancer Stories is a production of https://www.theaxis.io/.
PROUDLY MADE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
Transcribed
13 AUG 2024 · Tita's latest MRI shows her tumor is shrinking. She's planning a butterfly tattoo after her double mastectomy to symbolize her metamorphosis.
She shares what keeps her strong and optimistic: a job focused on helping others and a supportive circle of friends and family. She believes the key to staying positive is surrounding yourself with people who lift you up and share laughter.
About Season 3
After her mom's death and some family issues, Dr. Tita Gray found a lump in her breast, leading to a biopsy that confirmed breast cancer.
In season 3 of Breast Cancer Stories, Tita shares her journey through a triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis, aggressive chemo and immunotherapy, and choosing to go flat after a double mastectomy.
Consider becoming a paid subscriber to our https://breastcancerstories.substack.com/subscribe (it’s $4/month)
Reach out to mailto:bcs@theaxis.io if you want talk about sponsoring this season, which will include ALL episodes (this is called run-of-show in podcast ads lingo)
Make a https://www.breastcancerstoriespodcast.com/p/donate/ in any amount via PayPal
This podcast is about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time.
Host and Executive Producer: Eva Sheie
Co-Host: Kristen Vengler
Editor and Audio Engineer: Daniel Croeser
Theme Music: Them Highs and Lows, https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bird-of-figment/1434663902
Production Assistant: Mary Ellen Clarkson
Cover Art Designer: Shawn Hiatt
Assistant Producer: Hannah Burkhart
Breast Cancer Stories is a production of https://www.theaxis.io/.
PROUDLY MADE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
Transcribed
6 AUG 2024 · Tita’s white blood count drops so low she has to reduce her chemo infusions to every other week. Zarxio injections and immunotherapy help keep it in a healthy range.
The new schedule extends her treatments through May, leaving her mentally drained. Always perceived as strong and optimistic, it’s tough to be in tears. Empathy from her doctor is a huge help.
Although the lump is shrinking, it's still cancerous, so a double mastectomy is the plan. Tita remains positive, grateful for her support system, faith, and otherwise great life.
Learn more about https://www.invitae.com/
Check out https://pinklotus.com/breastcenter/
About Season 3
After her mom's death and some family issues, Dr. Tita Gray found a lump in her breast, leading to a biopsy that confirmed breast cancer. In season 3 of Breast Cancer Stories, Tita shares her journey through a triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis, aggressive chemo and immunotherapy, and choosing to go flat after a double mastectomy.
Consider becoming a paid subscriber to our https://breastcancerstories.substack.com/subscribe (it’s $4/month)
Reach out to mailto:bcs@theaxis.io if you want talk about sponsoring this season, which will include ALL episodes (this is called run-of-show in podcast ads lingo)
Make a https://www.breastcancerstoriespodcast.com/p/donate/ in any amount via PayPal
This podcast is about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time.
Host and Executive Producer: Eva Sheie
Co-Host: Kristen Vengler
Editor and Audio Engineer: Daniel Croeser
Theme Music: Them Highs and Lows, https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bird-of-figment/1434663902
Production Assistant: Mary Ellen Clarkson
Cover Art Designer: Shawn Hiatt
Assistant Producer: Hannah Burkhart
Breast Cancer Stories is a production of https://www.theaxis.io/.
PROUDLY MADE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
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30 JUL 2024 · Feeling worse than usual and suspecting her chemo dosage might be too high, Tita asks her doctor for another mammogram and ultrasound to check visually for signs of cancer.
Dismayed to find out she needs two more months of chemo than expected, she schedules an appointment with a surgeon to discuss whether a double mastectomy can remove any remaining cancer.
About Season 3
After her mom's death and some family issues, Dr. Tita Gray found a lump in her breast, leading to a biopsy that confirmed breast cancer. In season 3 of Breast Cancer Stories, Tita shares her journey through a triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis, aggressive chemo and immunotherapy, and choosing to go flat after a double mastectomy.
Consider becoming a paid subscriber to our https://breastcancerstories.substack.com/subscribe (it’s $4/month)
Reach out to mailto:bcs@theaxis.io if you want talk about sponsoring this season, which will include ALL episodes (this is called run-of-show in podcast ads lingo)
Make a https://www.breastcancerstoriespodcast.com/p/donate/ in any amount via PayPal
This podcast is about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time.
Host and Executive Producer: Eva Sheie
Co-Host: Kristen Vengler
Editor and Audio Engineer: Daniel Croeser
Theme Music: Them Highs and Lows, https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bird-of-figment/1434663902
Production Assistant: Mary Ellen Clarkson
Cover Art Designer: Shawn Hiatt
Assistant Producer: Hannah Burkhart
Breast Cancer Stories is a production of https://www.theaxis.io/.
PROUDLY MADE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
23 JUL 2024 · After her second triple infusion of chemo, Tita is feeling worse than ever—no appetite, headaches, achy joints, the whole side effect shebang.
The silver lining is that her oncologist can no longer find the lump. She checks herself regularly, hoping it stays gone.
Emotionally drained, she cuts all her hair off herself and thinks through her reasoning for wanting a double mastectomy when the time comes.
After her mom's death and some family issues, Dr. Tita Gray found a lump in her breast, leading to a biopsy that confirmed breast cancer. In season 3 of Breast Cancer Stories, Tita shares her journey through a triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis, aggressive chemo and immunotherapy, and choosing to go flat after a double mastectomy.
Consider becoming a paid subscriber to our https://breastcancerstories.substack.com/subscribe (it’s $4/month)
Reach out to mailto:bcs@theaxis.io if you want talk about sponsoring this season, which will include ALL episodes (this is called run-of-show in podcast ads lingo)
Make a https://www.breastcancerstoriespodcast.com/p/donate/ in any amount via PayPal
This podcast is about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time.
Host and Executive Producer: Eva Sheie
Co-Host: Kristen Vengler
Editor and Audio Engineer: Daniel Croeser
Theme Music: Them Highs and Lows, https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bird-of-figment/1434663902
Production Assistant: Mary Ellen Clarkson
Cover Art Designer: Shawn Hiatt
Assistant Producer: Hannah Burkhart
Breast Cancer Stories is a production of https://www.theaxis.io/.
PROUDLY MADE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
Transcribed
16 JUL 2024 · Triple negative breast cancer means aggressive chemo, and for Tita, dealing with everyone else's worry on top of it is too much. With her first chemo session completed, she's determined not to let cancer overshadow her gratitude for the good things in her life.
After her mom's death and some family issues, Tita found a lump in her breast, leading to a biopsy that confirmed breast cancer. In season 3 of Breast Cancer Stories, Tita shares her journey through a triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis, aggressive chemo and immunotherapy, and choosing to go flat after a double mastectomy.
Consider becoming a paid subscriber to our https://breastcancerstories.substack.com/subscribe (it’s $4/month)
Reach out to mailto:bcs@theaxis.io if you want talk about sponsoring this season, which will include ALL episodes (this is called run-of-show in podcast ads lingo)
Make a https://www.breastcancerstoriespodcast.com/p/donate/ in any amount via PayPal
This podcast is about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time.
Host and Executive Producer: Eva Sheie
Co-Host: Kristen Vengler
Editor and Audio Engineer: Daniel Croeser
Theme Music: Them Highs and Lows, https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bird-of-figment/1434663902
Production Assistant: Mary Ellen Clarkson
Cover Art Designer: Shawn Hiatt
Assistant Producer: Hannah Burkhart
Breast Cancer Stories is a production of https://www.theaxis.io/.
PROUDLY MADE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
Transcribed
9 JUL 2024 · Following the loss of her mother and some traumatic family drama that came with it, Dr. Tita Gray discovered a lump in her breast.
Scared but determined, she moves quickly to get a biopsy and finds out she has breast cancer. Further scans show it’s worse than initially thought, so her doctor recommends aggressive chemo ASAP.
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Breast Cancer Stories is a podcast about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time. Whether you’ve just been diagnosed with breast cancer or love someone who has, this podcast is here to help you through the shock of diagnosis and treatment.
In season 3 of Breast Cancer Stories, Dr. Tita Gray shares her story in real time as she navigates a triple negative breast cancer diagnosis, undergoes aggressive chemo and immunotherapy, and ultimately chooses to go flat following a double mastectomy.
Connect with us
Breast Cancer Stories is an all-time Top 10 Medicine podcast on Goodpods.
Connect with us and learn more about the show athttp://breastcancerstoriespodcast.com
Follow Breast Cancer Stories on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/breastcancerstoriespodcast
Support the Breast Cancer Stories podcast byhttps://www.spreaker.com/cms/shows/5812154/rstories.substack.com/ orhttps://www.breastcancerstoriespodcast.com/p/donate/ any amount via PayPal.
Sponsorship opportunities available. For our media kit or to contact us visithttps://www.breastcancerstoriespodcast.com/p/media-kit/
Co-Host: Kristen Vengler & Dr. Tita Gray
Executive Producer: Eva Sheie
Assistant Producers: Hannah Burkhart & Mary Ellen Clarkson
Editor and Audio Engineer: Daniel Croeser
Theme Music: Them Highs and Lows, https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bird-of-figment/1434663902
Cover Art Designer: Shawn Hiatt
Breast Cancer Stories is a production of https://www.theaxis.io/.
PROUDLY MADE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
Transcribed
27 JUN 2024 · The results of Kristen's PET scan showed two lymph nodes lighting up, one in the gastro-hepatic area of her abdomen and the other in the lining of her esophagus.
While it could just be inflammation, Dr. Ali wants her to see a gastroenterologist but the earliest appointment is almost two months away.
Puzzling through the scenarios (as if she has a choice), Kristen hopes for a second, new kind of cancer rather than stage four, metastasized breast cancer.
Support the https://www.breastcancerstoriespodcast.com/donate
Subscribe to our https://breastcancerstories.substack.com/subscribe
This podcast is about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time.
Host and Executive Producer: Eva Sheie
Co-Host: Kristen Vengler
Editor and Audio Engineer: Daniel Croeser
Theme Music: Them Highs and Lows, https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bird-of-figment/1434663902
Production Assistant: Mary Ellen Clarkson
Cover Art Designer: Shawn Hiatt
Assistant Producer: Hannah Burkhart
Breast Cancer Stories is a production of https://www.theaxis.io/.
PROUDLY MADE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
Breast Cancer Stories is about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time. Whether you’ve just been diagnosed with breast cancer or love someone who has, this...
show more
Breast Cancer Stories is about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time. Whether you’ve just been diagnosed with breast cancer or love someone who has, this podcast is here to help you through the shock of diagnosis and treatment.
After her mother died, Dr. Tita Gray found a lump and called her doctor at UCLA, but the earliest appointments were two months out. She frantically called around for a doctor who could get her in ASAP for a biopsy. Luckily, St. Mary's in Long Beach got Tita in right away, but the news wasn't good. When Tita later saw her oncologist at UCLA, they found more cancer than expected and recommended immediate aggressive chemo. In season 3 of Breast Cancer Stories, Tita shares her story in real time as she navigates a triple negative breast cancer diagnosis, undergoes aggressive chemo and immunotherapy, and ultimately chooses to go flat following a double mastectomy.
Season 2
The second season follows Natasha Curry, a palliative care nurse practitioner at San Francisco General Hospital. Natasha was in Malawi on a Doctors Without Borders mission in 2021 when her husband of 25 years announced in a text message that he was leaving. A few months later when she discovered an almond-sized lump in her armpit, she did everything she tells her patients not to do and dismissed it, or wrote it off as a “fat lump." One painful biopsy later, Natasha found out she had cancer; in one life-changing moment, the nurse became the patient.
Season 1
The first season of Breast Cancer Stories follows Kristen Vengler, a 56 year old single empty nester in San Diego, from her diagnosis of hormone positive breast cancer through chemotherapy, double mastectomy & breast reconstruction, radiation, and whatever happens after that. In 2020, Kristen moved from Austin to San Diego to start her life over after a life-shattering workplace trauma. A few months later she had that terrifying moment in the shower we all hope we never have.
Connect with us
Breast Cancer Stories is an all-time Top 10 Medicine podcast on Goodpods.
Connect with us and learn more about the show at breastcancerstoriespodcast.com
Follow Breast Cancer Stories on Instagram @breastcancerstoriespodcast
Support the Breast Cancer Stories podcast by subscribing to our Substack or click to donate any amount via PayPal.
Sponsorship opportunities available. For our media kit or to contact us visit breastcancerstoriespodcast.com.
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After her mother died, Dr. Tita Gray found a lump and called her doctor at UCLA, but the earliest appointments were two months out. She frantically called around for a doctor who could get her in ASAP for a biopsy. Luckily, St. Mary's in Long Beach got Tita in right away, but the news wasn't good. When Tita later saw her oncologist at UCLA, they found more cancer than expected and recommended immediate aggressive chemo. In season 3 of Breast Cancer Stories, Tita shares her story in real time as she navigates a triple negative breast cancer diagnosis, undergoes aggressive chemo and immunotherapy, and ultimately chooses to go flat following a double mastectomy.
Season 2
The second season follows Natasha Curry, a palliative care nurse practitioner at San Francisco General Hospital. Natasha was in Malawi on a Doctors Without Borders mission in 2021 when her husband of 25 years announced in a text message that he was leaving. A few months later when she discovered an almond-sized lump in her armpit, she did everything she tells her patients not to do and dismissed it, or wrote it off as a “fat lump." One painful biopsy later, Natasha found out she had cancer; in one life-changing moment, the nurse became the patient.
Season 1
The first season of Breast Cancer Stories follows Kristen Vengler, a 56 year old single empty nester in San Diego, from her diagnosis of hormone positive breast cancer through chemotherapy, double mastectomy & breast reconstruction, radiation, and whatever happens after that. In 2020, Kristen moved from Austin to San Diego to start her life over after a life-shattering workplace trauma. A few months later she had that terrifying moment in the shower we all hope we never have.
Connect with us
Breast Cancer Stories is an all-time Top 10 Medicine podcast on Goodpods.
Connect with us and learn more about the show at breastcancerstoriespodcast.com
Follow Breast Cancer Stories on Instagram @breastcancerstoriespodcast
Support the Breast Cancer Stories podcast by subscribing to our Substack or click to donate any amount via PayPal.
Sponsorship opportunities available. For our media kit or to contact us visit breastcancerstoriespodcast.com.
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