Mortal And Strong - Voice No. 31 - Meera

Another brilliantly articulate and lovely Voice - the humble and inspiring soul that is Meera. Meera shares how she went from being a dentist to navigating her journey with Multiple Myeloma and shares the unique insight into navigating the journey of cancer whilst being a new mum. Meera began having chest and back pain whilst pregnant and her symptoms were so vague and initially dismissed as pregnancy related. After giving birth and getting to the point where she couldn't lift her own child, scans eventually found a rare cancer manifesting in her sternum - solitary bony plasmocytoma. Meera shares the struggles of breast feeding and weaning whilst starting chemotherapy and radiotherapy. After 8 years the cancer progressed to multiple myeloma. As Meera shares her journey, the parallels of navigating being a mum progress with this incredibly moving and inspiring story. Even pre-diagnosis, Meera's philosophy to life was one of embracing it to the fullest, wanting to travel and see as many countries as her age. Meera shares how her son is now into his teenage years and the difficulty of not even being able to fully embrace him because of the cancer in her sternum, but how she is embracing life to the fullest and her desire to watch him grow up fuelled her determination to continue, and overcoming a stem cell transplant. An amazing journey and story and we are honoured to have Meera as one of the Voices for the Mortal And Strong campaign. Mortal and Strong is a campaign shining the spotlight on women facing their own mortality - those affected at a young age by a life changing illness or disease. 100 artworks produced by artists across the country along with a powerful photography series ‘Scars of Gold’ inspired by kintsugi. 100 Voices sharing messages of hope and strength through our podcast. Charity led campaign supporting other charities. Founded by Dr Liz Murray.For more information on support available for these issues discussed in todays episode, including direction to medical information, visit our website. This episode is not intended as specific medical advice, always see your own GP/physician if you have any concerns regarding your own health. #mortalandstrong #mas #iammas #scarsofgold #kintsugi #scars #strength #hope #joy #cancer #secondarycancer #cancerpodcast #womenshealth #podcast #myeloma Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.