Debbie Kerr was diagnosed at 49 with Stage II breast cancer in 2011.  She is a Business Systems Consultant living outside Toronto, Canada.  In this episode, Debbie reads her essay “Rosanne” from Wildfire Magazine’s 2024 “Work & Career” issue.  Debbie’s piece is about working through cancer treatment, and how her employer accommodated, but then eventually laid her off.  During her layoff process she experiences an interesting twist with an unexpected encounter resulting in a big impact.  April and Debbie will talk about working as a lifeline during treatment, using humor in hard times, long-term survivorship and the cancer related PTSD nobody talks about.  This episode is dedicated to Debbie’s friend Ann.  

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