Facing Fear

This week's episode features my 14 hour Chemo Eve day, a recap of my full day including my FIRST chemo appointment, what it was like, how I felt, God Winks, breast cancer voodoo dolls and so much more.

The podcast is now on YouTube! Click here to listen and WATCH the entire episode on YouTube featuring photos, videos and more in my attempt to document this insane chapter of my life.

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It's f*cking happening... chemo. I tell you about debuting my fake boobs this weekend on a fancy downtown date (to a drag queen show!!!), my experience bursting into tears while glasses shopping, and I have a favor to ask....

If you have any FIGHT or F*CK CANCER MERCH, please wear it on Thursday, February 17. That's my first chemo appointment and I would love nothing more than to see my wonderful community on social media sporting their merch while I am chained to the damn chemo chair for 5 hours. Please tag me if you do, @facingfearwithsara.com.

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I received the ultimate God Wink of all God Wink's when a pastor at my church reached out to me asking if he could share some of my story as a part of his sermon about encouragement. You lovely listeners are ALL encouragers to me, so I was able to share the audio from the sermon on this episode to conclude the show.   

I provide an update on what's coming next for my cancer journey (hint, hint, it's far from over). And finally, I share our EPIC cancer moon getaway from escaping the Indiana blizzard to watching dolphins jump in the ocean to why vacation is so important.

MENTIONED ON THE SHOW

• YouTube video where I share my next cancer steps
• St. Luke's UMC website (stlukesumc.com)
• 2/6/22 Sermon called "Barnabas - Encourager" can be listened to, watched or read using the full transcript 
• Dr. Jevon Caldwell-Gross bio and contact information
• Thank you to St. Luke's and Dr. Jevon for allowing me to use their audio of the sermon on this episode. 

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It's been three weeks since my bilateral mastectomy, aka, losing my natural boobs thanks to breast cancer. I catch you up on before and after of my surgery (including some funny and not so funny stories from the hospital), what life is like with fake boobs and how I've been feeling lately.

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In Part 2 of Amber's story, we get into what happens AFTER the war of cancer enters your body. We share feelings of facing fear, the unknown, what cancer has taught us and the big plans Amber has for her bright future, including a brand new career! Tune in using the link in bio or on your favorite app.

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MY FIRST GUEST IN SO LONG! I met Amber thanks to a Facebook friend when I announced my own diagnosis. We quickly connected and I learned her story is UN-BE-LEIVE-ABLE... She learned at 24-years-old (just last year) she had Stage 3 Triple Negative Breast Cancer.

In part 1, Amber and I dive into how cancer turned her life upside-down from moving her wedding up by two months to leaving her job and so much more. After 16 rounds of chemo, 4 fertility shots, a double mastectomy surgery, 25 treatments of radiation, a reconstruction surgery, and officially being she is cancer free, Amber shows us how to face fear from the inside out.

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• FUCK CANCER MERCH IS LIVE! Visit facingfearwithsara.com/merch 
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• With the guest at on Instagram @amb_vermeulen or Facebook @AmberVermeulen or professionally though https://www.talktotucker.com/amber.vermeulen
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Before they go, I wanted to give one last goodbye to my boobs and reflect on the 15 years I got to have them. It's been quite the journey and it's ending FAR too soon. But I'm ok. I will be ok. And best of all, I'll be survivor. I reflect on the story of my tits, and what I remember from first having them, to coming into my own sexuality to realizing I'm really, really, actually, for real, going to lose them.

REFERENCED ON THE SHOW

• "The Story of My Tits" by Jennifer Hayden 
• FIGHT CANCER MERCH IS LIVE! Visit facingfearwithsara.com/merch 
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I finally get around to telling you how I FEEEEEEL about giving up my boobs so I can be cancer free. With only a week to go until my surgery, I am trying to process feeling anxious, nervous, excited (??), scared and so much more.

REFERENCED ON THIS EPISODE

• The book More Beautiful Than Before by Steve Leder

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• FUCK CANCER MERCH IS LIVE! Visit facingfearwithsara.com/merch 
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This is a big step in my cancer journey... on January 12, 2022 I will sacrifice my natural boobs for an (almost) guarantee to be cancer free. I'm having a bilateral mastectomy which will remove both of my boobs, rid me of cancer and they'll be replaced with implants.  I am scared and sad and anxious... for the pain, for my nipples (will I get to keep them!?) and what the future holds. On today's episode, I tell you about how my cancer journey led me to this surgery after many tests and results.

FACING FEAR IS NOW ON TIKTOK!

• To best document this journey through video and share inspiration, facing fear tools and more, I created a TikTok! Go check it out on TikTok @facingfearwithsara.

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• FUCK CANCER MERCH IS LIVE! Visit facingfearwithsara.com/merch 
• MAKE A DONATION - 100% of the contributions provided go towards purchasing tools to grow, develop and advance Facing Fear at facingfearwithsara.com/donate
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Today I am going to tell you all about my IVF experience from the 40 shots I had to take for 2 weeks to the surgery to where our little embryos stand now! I’ve got another God wink story to share and finally, thank you so much for 100 TOTAL ORDERS!

FACING FEAR IS NOW ON TIKTOK!

• To best document this journey through video and share inspiration, facing fear tools and more, I created a TikTok! Go check it out on TikTok @facingfearwithsara.

SUPPORT THE SHOW

• FUCK CANCER MERCH IS LIVE! Visit facingfearwithsara.com/merch 
• MAKE A DONATION - 100% of the contributions provided go towards purchasing tools to grow, develop and advance Facing Fear at facingfearwithsara.com/donate
• LEAVE A REVIEW - Tell me what you think using the Apple Podcasts App or Facebook.

CONNECT 

• Subscribe to the monthly newsletter at facingfearwithsara.com
• Instagram - @facingfearwithsara, @saramcinerneyhauck
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• YouTube - Facing Fear with Sara
• Email - [email protected]

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