EPISODE · Oct 1, 2023 · 46 MIN
30. Breast cancer beyond pink ribbons with Kimiko Tobimatsu
from Happy to See Me with Erika Casupanan · host The Sonar Network
Kimiko Tobimatsu (author of Kimiko Does Cancer) was diagnosed with breast cancer at just 25. She quickly learned that the breast cancer experience was more than runs for the cure and pink ribbons, especially as a queer and mixed race woman. In this episode, Kimiko talks managing symptoms for years to come, how cancer affects your relationships and gender normativity throughout a long medical process.Follow the Happy to See Me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erika_cas/Follow Erika on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/happytoseemepod/Follow Kimiko Does Cancer on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kimikodoescancer/Kimiko Does Cancer by Kimiko Tobimatsu and Keet Geniza:https://www.kimikodoescancer.com/The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/623541/the-cancer-journals-by-audre-lorde-foreword-by-tracy-k-smith/Twisted by Maggie Giles:https://maggiegiles.com/twisted/Please rate, review and subscribe!Host, creator and executive producer: Erika CasupananBrand strategy by Natalie CunninghamEditing by InHouse CreativeMusic by Dylan MackenziePodcast visual design by Amanda McCuskerPhotography by Spring Morris
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Kimiko Tobimatsu (author of Kimiko Does Cancer) was diagnosed with breast cancer at just 25. She quickly learned that the breast cancer experience was more than runs for the cure and pink ribbons, especially as a queer and mixed race woman. In this episode, Kimiko talks managing symptoms for years to come, how cancer affects your relationships and gender normativity throughout a long medical process.Follow the Happy to See Me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erika_cas/Follow Erika on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/happytoseemepod/Follow Kimiko Does Cancer on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kimikodoescancer/Kimiko Does Cancer by Kimiko Tobimatsu and Keet Geniza:https://www.kimikodoescancer.com/The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/623541/the-cancer-journals-by-audre-lorde-foreword-by-tracy-k-smith/Twisted by Maggie Giles:https://maggiegiles.com/twisted/Please rate, review and subscribe!Host, creator and executive producer: Erika CasupananBrand strategy by Natalie CunninghamEditing by InHouse CreativeMusic by Dylan MackenziePodcast visual design by Amanda McCuskerPhotography by Spring Morris
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