Stephanie is a retired hair stylist, writer, and advocate for AdvancedBreastCancer.net. Stephanie was diagnosed stage IIIa at 25, and then stage IV at 31. In this episode Stephanie reads their essay “My Life and Being Wrong” from Wildfire Magazine’s 2022 “Legacy Stories” issue.  Stephanie’s unusual cancer story is about a very unexpected pregnancy.  Stephanie and April will discuss the importance of using your story for advocacy, reasons for being private with your cancer story, and being an example to our children when it comes to cancer.  They will also talk about Stephanie’s future plans to write a book with helpful tips on how to get started. 

More about Stephanie: https://www.instagram.com/_the_radiatedlizard/

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More breast cancer stories from LBGTQIA2S+ community members: “Slowing Down to Write One Moment with Dawn Amodeo” https://player.captivate.fm/episode/a082c76d-bd6e-4345-adc5-2b3ac29af98f

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Other resources mentioned in this episode:

Bright Spot Network https://www.brightspotnetwork.org/

Mighty and Bright https://mightyandbright.com/

Camp Kesem https://www.kesem.org/

AdvancedBreastCancer.net https://advancedbreastcancer.net/