Welcome to Black Cancer, a podcast about the nuances of our lives as people of color told through our cancer journeys. I'm your host, Jodi-Ann Burey.

And talk about nuances. Our guest on today’s episode is Angela Thomas, a nurse, mother and woman of faith who laced up her gloves and kicked cancer in the ass. What I love about being a person of color is our rich tradition of storytelling. It’s alive in our communities and most importantly, keeps our communities alive. Angela’s storytelling grounds us in the value of time. We interrogate the notion of “leaving everything up to God” and how that works alongside using her faith, we talk about her path to diagnosis, the actual logistics of preparing for the worst, learning to say no, our hair, our dreams, and so much. So much more. You’re in for a treat until the very end.

Before we get started, just a heads up. This was recorded in Decemeber 2020 a time when we were both still really impacted by Dr. Susan Moore’s experience battling COVID-19.