Well This Sucks

Well This Sucks

A group of swell gals in LA chronicle their experiences when one of them gets diagnosed with breast cancer.

Episodes

September 11, 2018 83 mins
This week the gals are joined by April Stearns the editor and founder of Wildfire Mag a publication geared towards young women diagnosed with breast cancer! April is an incredible human being who started Wildfire after her experience battling stage 3 breast cancer. She walks us through how she started the mag, how she curates it, how you can submit and more! She also opens up about her own fight, how it's affected her family, copin...
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This week the gals are joined by art director, pizza boy, & Heather's husband, Bobby Salzano! Find out the juicy details on how Bob & Heather got together, & how he came to know Tana & Danielle (spoilet alert: it was through Heather)! Bob also unpacks how Danielle's cancer diagnosis impacted him, & opens up about his dad's struggle with drug addiction. Danielle shares her relationship with Cannabis & talks about how "everyone's got...
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August 29, 2018 71 mins
On the eve of receiving her second dose of her new chemo regimen (carboplatin & gemcitabine), the gals plan what to ask her oncologist. Danielle also gears up for her two trips in September, Cuba and NYC, which brings her to open up about her relationship with her dad. All the gals open up about their families and childhood in today's episode. Also in today's ep, vet visits, Tana's neck boob, spooky dreams, and of course, farting. ...
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August 21, 2018 62 mins
As Danielle embarks on another 6 months of chemo (carboplatin & gemcitabine), the gals try to keep track and make sense of it all. They also celebrate Danielle being published in the breast cancer magazine, "Wildfire"! Also also in today's episode, ASMR, ghost stories, an exorcism, and more! Never a dull moment, to say the least. Please donate to Danielle's GoFundMe! https://www.gofundme.com/help-danielle-to-keep-fighting Check ...
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It's always a fun time with swell folks & ole Florida pals, Disney TV director Ryan Gillis & Sculptor Katie Thoma (from episode 2)! They join the gals on the eve of Danielle's PET scan to discuss what it was like finding out about Danielle's cancer, their own personal family history with cancer, & also have a great time reminiscing about ole Florida. Tana explains what a PET scan is while Danielle opens up about the challenges of b...
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August 1, 2018 97 mins
She's a writer, comedian, podcaster, chef, consumer of foods, breather of air, & more! She is the V swell and hilarious Eden Dranger, & this week she joins the gals to discuss her experience losing both her parents to cancer as an only child. She also thoroughly walks everyone through her process of getting a preventive double mastectomy, plus gives tons of other great advice from insurance brokers to genetic testing to tv & film p...
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"Gastic Adenocarcinoma?! That's a lot of words!" - Danielle Hernandez. This week the gal's are joined by power couple Steven Kopacz (wedding videographer extraordinaire & former drummer for Go Radio) and Spencer Henson (stylist extraordinaire & swell as hell guardian angel gal) to walk us through their incredible experience discovering, treating, and beating (spoiler alert) Steve's stage 3 stomach cancer, and all over the course of...
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July 17, 2018 105 mins
He's back and he's graduating from vagina school (aka his medical residency)! This week the gals are reunited with OBGYN extraordinaire / swell guy Dr. Nathan Riley from episode 31, "Mama Needs Her Sauce". The gals and Dr. Riley continue their conversation going futher in depth about palliative care, the ketogenic diet, and issues in Western medical culture. Dr. Riley also provides his 10 lifestyle principals to remind us of the si...
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July 10, 2018 57 mins
Danielle opens up about the breast pain she's recently been experiencing & her fear of relapse. She also goes more in depth about her hot flashes & the side effects of Tamoxifen. Heather tells the tale of her latest gyno adventure, & Tana tells the tale of a cyst on her neck (sorry Tana). Also in today's ep, the gals get ready for a trip to NYC for swell gal Hailey Keen's wedding, Danielle & Tana DISH about their adventures in da...
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Blogger ("Beyond the Pink Ribbon"), mother, and fellow metavivor, Emily Garnett, joins the gals to discuss her experience also being diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer last year. Like Danielle, Emily is in her early 30's, hormone receptor positive, and HER2 negative. Despite the similarities in their diagnoses, Emily and Danielle compare their differing treatment routes. Emily also opens up about metastatic motherhood...
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June 26, 2018 79 mins
This week the gals are joined by Erin Raeman, an incredible human being and tattoo artist who gives free areola tattoos to breast cancer patients every month! Erin shares how she came to be a tattoo artist, and the obstacles she's faced along the way. She also opens up about the loved one she lost to ovarian cancer, how it affected her family dynamic, & the disturbing dreams it's given her. All this plus a tale about "my perfect mu...
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This week the gals are joined by the hosts of the awesome Doughboys Podcast, Mike Mitchell (Love, Birthday Boys) & Nick Wiger (Comedy Bang Bang, The Sopranos: Road to Respect)! They dish about how they got involved in comedy in LA, the origin of Doughboys, & unpack their concerns over eating a lot of fast food for their podcast. Mitch also opens up about his dad's battle with pancreatic cancer and the challenges of losing a father,...
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Def jam poet, Danielle Hernandez, invites fellow Cubana, hilarious comic, and amazing gal, Lynette Solandazo (IG @TravelingChonga), to join the gals in this V heartfelt AND V fun episode. Lynette shares the story of both her parents' cancer diagnoses and their secrecy about it. The gals also dish about online dating and Danielle opens up about dating with breast cancer. Also, crystals in your bra and successful superstitions?! If t...
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He's an executive producer at Big Breakfast, he's the host of the podcast "I'm Still Right", & he's an all around swell guy! This week, Luke Kelly-Clyne joins the gals to open up about losing his cousin to cystic fibrosis, and how he copes or doesn't cope. They discuss how parents deliver bad news to kids, the impact of losing a child, and so much more. Luke also shares his journey of moving to LA! Also, in today's ep are V hot top...
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Today the gals are joined by SURVIVOR, Lauri Levine, who takes them through the saga of her recurrent breast cancer. We talk estrogen festivals, mastectomies and mourning the loss of your breast(s), and SO MUCH MORE. If you'd like insight into the unique gamble of treatment options then this episode is for you, as Lauri reminds us, "You have to be confident that the choice you're making is the very best one with the information you...
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Danielle recaps her latest gyno tale from Ep. 31 because the gals are joined by V special guest, THE Dr. Nathan Riley! Dr. Riley shares how he came to be an OBGYN, his next steps with palliative care, and drops some serious knowledge. They discuss the pressure on doctors to be perfect, the potential societal distrust in medicine, the ketogenic diet, and so much more! Danielle recalls her experience with her first oncologist, Heathe...
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May 8, 2018 70 mins
Writer/actor/comedian/cat mom AND fellow amazing Florida gal, Rachel Chapman, joins WTS this week to open up about her dad's battle with colon cancer, and the power of Disney's annual pass. The gals all bond over who their favorite Hanson brother is, the importance of crying (it's science!), and share some of their own dad stories. There's a lot of real talk in this one especially when it comes to Disneyland snacks and space shuttl...
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May 1, 2018 63 mins
The gals get their learn on and go in depth about THE BRCA GENE, aka the "reason" Danielle has cancer. Danielle goes over the process of getting genetic testing, as well as the process of going to the gyno UNKEMPT. The gals also tackle the tough topic of fertility. Tana asks too many questions, and Heather realizes shes Phoebe from "Friends"!
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April 24, 2018 71 mins
This week the gals are joined by the multi talented director slash actor slash compassion fashion influencer, Benita Robledo! Benita shares an incredible amount of insight from the transition to directing from acting to her blog, Compassion Fashion, and schools the gals on sustainability and how to be a more conscious consumer! Benita also opens up about her earliest memory facing cancer, her personal struggle with OCD, and her gen...
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April 18, 2018 64 mins
Danielle's BFF4Lz, Vanessa, calls in from Miami to chat with the gals about how she felt finding out about Danielle's breast cancer, and to reminisce about the pre-social media days where you had to steal your parents camcorder to make "content". Vanessa also schools the gals on the inner workings of Zumba, the importance of finding a job you like, and most importantly, the woes of damaged floors. Also are there aliens in Palm Spri...
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