Maya Strom

Maya, who happens to be the medical provider who discovered Jessie's cancer, joins Jessie for this episode. Maya shares about her story of being diagnosed with thyroid cancer over 8 years ago shortly after giving birth to her second child. She talks about the grief her family experienced with her cancer diagnosis coming only 2 years after her husband's diagnosis with his own cancer, coupled with her own grief of having to end her breastfeeding early in order to go through RAI treatment. She shares about how being a medical provider impacted her experience of cancer treatment, about how necessary she feels it is for people to be able to slow down to process a cancer diagnosis when it comes, and about how much she struggled to adjust to thyroid medication after her thyroid was removed.

Please note: This podcast is unedited and represents the opinions, experiences and views of those speaking. Please consult your own medical doctor(s) or therapist for all matters involving your health and medical care.

Long overdue, intimate Truths.

I especially valued Maya’s perspective. As a retired nurse, and a young mom during treatment, I can relate to the shelving of emotions during treatment. I’d love to open dialogue on alternatives to Synthroid and Levothyroxine for total thyroid replacement hormone therapy.