Canadian Patti Duncan is an animal and travel lover who was diagnosed with HER2+ breast cancer in 2016.  In this episode Patti reads her essay “Trouble” from the 2023 “Travel” issue of Wildfire.  Patti’s story is about a travel adventure met with roadblocks, snafus and fiascos, and ultimately some deep healing.  April and Patti will discuss traveling solo for the first time, a life changing cancer retreat, the unpredictability of both cancer and travel, and the hope created with future travel plans.  They will also talk about how a Wildfire writing workshop gave Patti a push to tell her story and what it was like being published.  

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If you like this episode, check out “A Beggar in a Red Beret with Borah Lee”: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/2c9bb081-94d1-4d76-af5a-7971ff570db9

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