Canadian Kim Angell is a human resources consultant and patient advocate.  Kim was initially diagnosed with Stage IIb, hormone positive lobular breast cancer at 34. At 38, her cancer returned. Kim is now living with Stage IV metastatic triple negative breast cancer. Kim has a passion for advocacy work and has contributed to various breast cancer campaigns over the years.  In this episode, Kim reads her essay “Inviting Conversations About Death” from Wildfire Magazine’s 2022 “Legacy Stories” issue.  It is a thoughtful piece about facing mortality and having hard conversations about death.  April and Kim will discuss the need to talk about death to accommodate logistics, relieving fear and expressing wants.  They’ll touch on finding joyful times while living with terminal breast cancer, the curiosity surrounding death, and the importance of modeling and normalizing talking about mortality.  Kim will also share what writing means to her when it comes to expressing and processing her thoughts to communicate with others.  

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