Season Two, Episode Three Louise is an artist, administrator and writer from Norwich in the UK. She was originally diagnosed with a rare form of appendix cancer in 2014 and again in 2017. She is currently recovering from her second surgery. 0:00:00 How the cancer was discovered 0:05:19 Louise lands at Basingstoke Hospital 0:10:12 Treatment: Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) & hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) 0:14:15 The immediate impact on Louise and her loved ones 0:20:21 Urgency for treatment 0:25:05 Time to let it all in 0:32:19 Cancer awareness 0:40:58 Cancer clichés 0:45:30 Mindset going into surgery 0:50:30 Chemo baths 1:02:50 Finding your way back up 1:08:48 Long-term effects of treatment 1:22:00 How the body communicates with us 1:26:50 Your reality anchor 1:35:41 Removal of the mucinous carcinoma 1:39:40 The power of laughter 1:41:09 Supporting those grieving our diagnosis 1:48:22 The mother of all surgeries 1:52:52 Caregivers 2:01:25 Calling doctors by their first name 2:08:05 Followup scan 2:17:40 Life “extending” surgery 2:22:05 We are not our bodies 2:28:00 Living the only life we have www.PseudomyxomaSurvivor.org https://mypmpexperience.wordpress.com Comments are closed.
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