Laughing in the Face of Death

About Laughing in the Face of Death

Cancer isn’t a laughing matter.... but what if it could be? Diagnosed with incurable cancer and declining treatment to save my baby at the age of 32 was epically shite. But those were the cards I was dealt. That was in 2015 and I haven’t died yet. And as crap as it is, in some ways, cancer has given me a new lease of life and a load to laugh about. Who else spends 5 minutes every morning searching for their fake tit under the sofa? What have I learned from my experiences so far and how do I keep cracking on with the odds hugely stacked against me? Let me tell you....

Publisher

Heidi Loughlin

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Apr 2021

Latest episode

2 Aug 2021

Latest episodes

14 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Aug 2021

   14: Post Operation interview with ITV

   How am I doing 6 days after my surgery? (well I've managed to string a sentence together)

2. 

   9 Jul 2021

   13: Major News / Major Surgeries

   Surgery, muggers and tits.

3. 

   16 Jun 2021

   12: What is wrong with me? (Little box Bastards)

   Stage 4 - What is that? Who are the little box bastards? What does NEAD and NED mean in Cancerland?

4. 

   3 Jun 2021

   11. The Wisdom of Contol

   In terms of Grief and Cancer: Losing Control, taking control of what you can and letting go of what you cant control.

5. 

   20 May 2021

   10. Cancer Lifestyle Changes - The Good and the Crazy

   What I've changed, what I've ignored and how to deal with well meant and/or stupid advice.

6. 

   20 May 2021

   9. The Wurzels Vs Cancer

   A little song I wrote in Ode to The Wurzels

7. 

   12 May 2021

   Mental Health - The Stress Bucket and staying away from Pricks

   What is a stress bucket? How do i keep sane? The importance of staying away from pricks.

8. 

   11 May 2021

   Mental Health - The Good, The Bad and The Fugly

   My Experience of Mental Health - The Good, The Bad and The Fugly.

9. 

   5 May 2021

   The Pros and Cons of Chemo Side Effects

   From ball sack hair to free passes to cross the road. It aint all that bad.

10. 

    4 May 2021

    Tits Under The Couch

    An acronym for dealing with Cancer. Its a bit rude like.

11. 

    28 Apr 2021

    Feeling shit can become a self fulfilling prophecy

    How I function after chemo - its not all shitting and vomming

12. 

    27 Apr 2021

    Tit Shopping

    Tit Shopping - Breast Cancer surgery and types of fake tits including giant dinosaur filets and foam bangers.

13. 

    27 Apr 2021

    Living with a death sentence

    Living with a death sentence.

14. 

    27 Apr 2021

    What is it like to have Chemotherapy

    What is it like to have Chemotherapy