On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Lauren Rae.
I don't say this lightly, but this is one of the most powerful eps we've done.
Lauren is one of our Low Key Legends, who's currently in the fight of her life against melanoma.
After going to the Commonwealth Games as a weightlifter, Lauren was given a terminal cancer diagnosis for a rare non-sun related melanoma which contained a gene called BRAF v600e.
Despite having the melanoma surgically removed Lauren was told the cancer cells had spread to her lymph nodes, and that should she decide to join the clinical trial at Auckland Hospital, the doctors didn't think it would be of any use.
Staring mortality in the face, Lauren questioned her diagnosis. She chose to fight, seeking second and third opinions that eventually opened the door to hope and led her family to going all in on Australia.
Within a week of speaking to her Brisbane Oncologist, Lauren's family sold their car, took leave without pay and told their three and five year old, they were off on holiday.
The powerful part is what happened next, Lauren's outlook and approach to life, the wisdom she's accrued and the spirit she's bringing to this fight.
This is an ep you won't forget. Lauren is an exceptional storyteller and her journey is a real perspective shifter.
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