Club Med

Sometimes it’s cancer, sometimes it’s a bad burrito, y’all! Stef lives to tell the tale of her ascites scare. Turns out having a body is stressful…and expensive! The gals talk medical debt and financial toxicity. When insurance still makes you pay thousands for necessary care, how do you stay afloat? Speaking of grifts…we mean GRAFTS…Amy took a trip to her fat grafting surgery and all she got was this lousy dysmorphia. Do her boobs look great now, or is she their Only Fan? Then, to really bring down the mood, we take a moment to remember some friends who passed this summer. It never gets easier. In letters, a creative listener rolls radiation into her honeymoon and dishes on an accident prone frenemy, and another deals with a tactless long-lost friend who probably should’ve stayed lost. We’ve rounded up our RATS to talk about glyphosate and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Is this common weed killer also a PEOPLE killer? Well…just listen. But yes. NPR’s piece is here. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/07/09/1110370391/cost-cancer-treatment-medical-debt To look back at some of our wonderful friends’ lives and stories, here are their IG handles: @bowelbabe @theenlightenedarsehole @wonkyarm @baxlala @coffeedrinkinmama That glyphosate info is here: https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/14/health/us-glyphosate-cancer-study-scli-intl https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1383574218300887 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1382668909001100 Cancer for Breakfast is hosted by Amy Dials and Stefanie LeJeunesse, and is produced by Nathan McGehee. Our theme music is by Vyvyvyr. RATS theme song is by Jessica Boudreaux of Summer Cannibals. Want to support the podcast? We’re on BuyMeACoffee and Patreon. We appreciate it so much when you rate, review or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, you can do that RIGHT HERE! Follow us on Instagram @cancerforbreakfast or Twitter @cancerbreakfast e-mail us at [email protected]