EPISODE · Nov 3, 2025 · 21 MIN
(Part 3) Jill Alphonso, Breast Cancer Survivor. Back to Work & Life Post Cancer
from Women Talking with Suzanne Walker · host Suzanne Walker
In a previous job I held, I saw colleagues come to work post cancer with a scarf around their head and tubes under their shirts. The entire office felt terrible and we knew, it was not our boss who insisted they return. My sense is they felt they had to. So I asked Jill to share her experience, and I am touched by how compassionate her supervisor has been to her. Noone can be the same after cancer and Jill has definitely changed. Throughout our conversation I thought how life can be unfair and capricious, yet I could not be prouder of my courageous friend. So so very proud. NOTE: I tightened up the recording for Spotify. There were some long pauses in the heavier moments of our conversation which works on video (Youtube) but were a tad too long for audio only.
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In a previous job I held, I saw colleagues come to work post cancer with a scarf around their head and tubes under their shirts. The entire office felt terrible and we knew, it was not our boss who insisted they return. My sense is they felt they had to. So I asked Jill to share her experience, and I am touched by how compassionate her supervisor has been to her. Noone can be the same after cancer and Jill has definitely changed. Throughout our conversation I thought how life can be unfair and capricious, yet I could not be prouder of my courageous friend. So so very proud. NOTE: I tightened up the recording for Spotify. There were some long pauses in the heavier moments of our conversation which works on video (Youtube) but were a tad too long for audio only.
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(Part 3) Jill Alphonso, Breast Cancer Survivor. Back to Work & Life Post Cancer
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