Cancer, Covid, and Children with Guest Jessica Licata

Cancer, Covid, and children are three C’s you never hope to experience at the same time. In this episode, Jessica Licata shares her experience of having a beautiful baby and being diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma during the pandemic. 

Accessing healthcare as Covid ripped through Chicago was challenging, Jessica shares the lengths she went to in order to get a diagnosis. And why it’s important to learn how to advocate for yourself. 

In this episode, we talked about:

 

• The challenge of a cancer diagnosis during the Covid pandemic
• How do friendships or relationships dynamics change during and after a cancer diagnosis
• The different experiences of pregnancy after cancer remission
• What is the importance of having a support group as you battle cancer
• Why do you need to celebrate your cancer wins

And more! Check out the full episode. 

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 The C Word Radio is a podcast that asks WTF does young cancer survivorship mean. If you got cancer and all you got was a darker sense of humor and PTSD join host, Helen King, and regular guests, for raw and at times inappropriate conversations about life after a cancer diagnosis.

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