For the last episode of 2021, I'm joined by Bari Roberts Ross to share her incredible story of being diagnosed with cancer at the same time as her husband.
Bari has written a book about their experience "Stronger with Two: The Inspiring True Story of a Husband and Wife Winning the Battle Against Cancer Together" and she joined me to share how they have come through two cancer diagnosis, and one reoccurrence in the past 12 years.
"My daughter, when she hears that he has leukemia, she arranged the call with his doctor and the doctor at, at Emory university hospital.
And they started talking, and they're like, we have to get him here. Because both of you all are in pretty bad shape, even though I was still at walking and talking I was in bad shape. So were both diagnosed within 72 hours. We were both diagnosed with very serious cancers."
In 2009 Bari and her husband Charles were in the doctors office to find out what was causing Charles' fatigue. Her husband pointed out Bari had a lump on her neck, what happened was lifechanging.
Bari was diagnosed with stage four metastatic head and neck cancer, Charles with leukemia.
In this episode, we talk about
- How the couple coped with both undergoing cancer treatment at the same time
- Why it's important to ask for help
- How a relationship survives both people having life threatening illness
- The challenge of recovering after cancer treatment
- The US health system and insurance
- Why Bari is now advocating for people of colour to gain access to better treatment
This episode dives into how a family copes when it's in crisis, how cancer changes us, and the battle for equality in healthcare.
Don't miss it!
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Music - Happy Days, Scott Holmes
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