Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Don't Tell Me To Fight Like A Girl || An Interview With Metastatic Cancer Survivor Jen Pokorski

Her message is clear.... You can be a stage 4 metastatic cancer patient AND LIVE. After all... she did! At age 40 Jen found a lump on her breast and her life changed immediately after finding out she had cancer. Not only breast cancer, but metastatic cancer. She shares a detailed account of her treatment plan, side effects, the advantage of positive thinking and well... her distaste for being told to fight like a girl. With no family history, you can imagine her surprise. As per usual, lots of laughter and vulnerable convo. We'd expect nothing less from our host, Lori and her friends. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: metastatic cancer breast cancer triple negative breast cancer triple negative stage four breast cancer PTSD from cancer journey suicide of a family member depression ghosts and spirits pink-tober "the pink ribbon syndrome" don't tell me to fight like a girl, I have cancer YouTuber Jake Paul and the "suicide forest" in Japan alcoholism in the family (ALANON, AA) depression lonely, loneliness Misophonia is a disorder in which certain sounds trigger emotional or physiological responses that some might perceive as unreasonable given the circumstance. Those who have misophonia might describe it as when a sound "drives you crazy." Their reactions can range from anger and annoyance to panic and the need to flee. Web-MD www.eachonetellone.org for more information on dense breast tissue and the program Breast Cancer 2 Bikini www.thinkbeforeyoupink.org DISCLAIMER: thoughts and discussions of our guests are just that; Recovery Hour is not responsible for, or always in agreement with views of our guests; however, we do keep an open dialog with a safe space for all to tell their story. We shall not be held liable for, well.... anything. If you or someone you know is in need of help, please dial 911 (in the US) for emergencies. For 24/7 support, please contact https://www.crisistextline.org/ or  https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/.