THE C WORD
Meet Lee, your everyday, early 40's, Aussie bloke. He loves footy, love's keeping fit, and has spent most of the last 12 years coaching AFL football teams. He has a wife, two young boys, and a zest for life. And just 6 weeks ago, he was diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer. In a time when one should be paralysed with uncertainty, Lee has chosen to take on this challenge like he does everything else, quite literally, head on. This podcast is a snapshot of his journey, from day one. His aim is to use his own coaching skills to tackle the unknowns, share what he learns, offer new perspectives and focus on helping people, as well as himself, to deal with life’s challenges, no matter what’s thrown your way. So far, Lee has two rules - don't cry in front of him and, please, don't mention The C Word.
Episodes
In this episode, I will discuss one of the important lessons I learnt from my brother throughout his cancer journey.
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In this episode, I will discuss one of the important lessons I learnt from my brother throughout his cancer journey.
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In this episode, I will discuss one of the important lessons I learnt from my brother throughout his cancer journey.
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In this episode, I will discuss one of the important lessons I learnt from my brother throughout his cancer journey.
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In this episode, I will discuss one of the important lessons I learnt from my brother throughout his cancer journey.
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On the 30th April 2024 at 10:16am, Lee took his final breath and departed this world. His battle with brain cancer is over, but his legacy will live on.
In this episode, I’ve invited our sister Rachel to sit alongside me as we share this difficult news and capture the life of our brother. We reflect on his final days leading up to his passing, discuss what we learnt and experienced, and take time to reflect on his memorial and the ...
In this week’s episode, we catch up with Lee’s wife, Laura, to hear the latest on Lee’s condition. We dive into the details of his decline over the last 4 weeks and what it has meant for him and for the family. We talk to the challenges of being a partner and carer, the role of palliative care in the home, anticipatory grief, what she has learnt about herself in the process and why it’s so important to just take things day by day.
In this week’s episode, we have a special guest joining us, Founder of All in the Mind Foundation, Kylie Hannam. All in the Mind was founded 1 year after the loss of Kylie’s Husband, Craig, who passed away on the 26th February 2020, after battling one of the most aggressive forms of Brain Cancer - Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) - for 7 years and 9 months. Kylie’s vision is to make mental health support part of standard care for all ...
In this week’s episode, we catch up with Lee after 2 months of ups and downs! We talk about their recent trip to Sydney, the physical effects of cancer treatment, how he landed back in hospital after the last good news, feedback on his MRI, and alternative healing modalities.
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In this week’s episode, we catch up with Lee after the chaos of Christmas. We discuss the impacts of his treatment, his family trip to the Gold Coast with thanks to dreams2live4.org, and how an old friend’s reaction brought about a big realisation on the impacts of brain cancer, not just for Lee, but for the youngest of our community, and how we need to do more to support those affected.
To support Annie and her team on the...
In this week’s episode, we cover everything in Lee’s second round of radiotherapy - how he is coping, why they extended his treatment, and how his hair line is going. We discuss the impact of the Camp Quality program for schools and dive into one of Lee’s biggest challenges at home - trying to explain to his boys what’s really going on with dad’s brain.
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In this week’s episode, we catch up with Lee after his most recent and unexpected hospital visits. After what has been an emotionally charged few weeks for everyone, we unpack the most recent complications in his recovery, what time looks like from here, the updated reality of optimism, how humour helps in the darkest of times and how lasagna is the language of love.
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In this week’s episode, we grapple with some more difficult news after getting the latest MRI results. We talk about what happens when you come to the end of the road for treatment, where your mind goes in the days that follow bad news, and what you need for yourself and from your loved ones.
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In this weeks episode, we deep dive into the difference between clinical trials versus traditional treatments, talk through the importance of nausea tablets (and why you always take them), and Lee bravely opens up about the new and difficult effects he has been experiencing from the impact of the tumour on his brain.
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In this episode we talk about clinical trials and life's curve ball. We hear from Lee about his new treatment plan starting on monday and how he has managed to navigate another family members latest brain cancer challenge.
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In this weeks episode, we talk about MRI's and mental health.We catch up about life since our last big obstacle, the outcome from our latest MRI and immunotherapy treatments and the importance of finding a safe place to manage your mental health.
if you're going through something similar to Lee and Laura contact www.allinthemindfoundation.com.au or @allthemind_braincancer on Instagram
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In this weeks episode, we finally catch up after a long break to talk about the sobering reminder of how finite time is. We chat about he challenges Lee has faced throughout the last 2 months, how we broke our rule of 'no crying' what it took to remain festive over the 'season to be jolly', and unpacked what optimism looks like 20 months on, and after some heart wrenching news.
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In this weeks episode, we talk all things ‘post-op’ after Lee’s brain surgery - which was a complete success! We dig deep into how it went, uncover a few tips on how he managed to remain calm during the storm, and share some rather hopeful and exciting news.
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In this weeks episode, we catch up with Lee and Laura to hear about Lee’s upcoming brain surgery. We discuss the the last 2 months, some of the challenges Lee has experienced recently that lead him here, and dive into the details of what’s to come next week. We also talk about the stark reality of the risks involved and how ugly crying in the bathroom is actually all part of the process.
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In this weeks episode, we catch up on the results of the latest scan and talk to the importance of good communication in treatment. We talk about Lee’s surprise party and his near death ‘blind fold’ experience, the effects of the other ‘C’ word - aka the spicy cough that has hit all of the household, and the sobering reality of what you are actually signing up for in a will. We also hear about an upcom...
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