All The Smart Girl Feels: Doing Cancer While Doing A Book Tour

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It all started with a routine self-exam.

In this episode, LT and Sam get specific in all the ways search results rarely do. We talk costs in plain numbers, coordination with surgeons and oncologists, and the difference it makes when a Black nurse names what darker skin may experience and pushes a prescription through before travel. Along the way, a small community forms in the clinic: therapists who notice the sneakers, remember your name, and walk you down the hall.

We also unlearn the media script that equates “real cancer” with chemo and visible decline. LT names cancer imposter syndrome, the pressure to fit a narrative, and the relief of replacing it with truth: early is still cancer. The final note is an anthem: keep writing, keep traveling, keep cheering the WNBA, keep choosing the life you built. It’s far from over.

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https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/123027172