EPISODE · Oct 9, 2025 · 1H 2M
Living Life My Way with Brain Cancer | Matt "Willy" Williams OAM
from Young Blood - Men’s Mental Health · host Cal MacPherson
Matty signed up to serve in the Australian Army and deployed to Afghanistan as a young soldier.On his 22nd birthday he was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and soon discharged from defence.For the past 7 years he's shared the unfiltered ups and downs of his journey through Instagram, and was recognised with an OAM for his contribution to brain cancer awareness.He’s since travelled to some of the most dangerous parts of the world as a citizen journalist, risking his life to report from the frontline of warzones, Including in Ukraine and the Middle East.At the core of him is an iron will, an evolving sense of purpose, love, and the ability to find the positives while enduring immense suffering.This is Matt "Willy" Williams...
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Matty signed up to serve in the Australian Army and deployed to Afghanistan as a young soldier.On his 22nd birthday he was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and soon discharged from defence.For the past 7 years he's shared the unfiltered ups and downs of his journey through Instagram, and was recognised with an OAM for his contribution to brain cancer awareness.He’s since travelled to some of the most dangerous parts of the world as a citizen journalist, risking his life to report from the frontline of warzones, Including in Ukraine and the Middle East.At the core of him is an iron will, an evolving sense of purpose, love, and the ability to find the positives while enduring immense suffering.This is Matt "Willy" Williams...
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Living Life My Way with Brain Cancer | Matt "Willy" Williams OAM
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