Ghosting - The Cancer Edition

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What is Cancer Ghosting?

Cancer ghosting can be defined as friends, family members, colleagues, or spouses behave like a ghost and fade away, often without a discussion, after you have been diagnosed with cancer. People who have had this happen often say that ghosting was one of the most painful parts of their cancer experience.

You would think that when someone receives a cancer diagnosis that their family and friends would rally around them and support them through the cancer treatment. But that is not always the case. People living with cancer report feeling unprepared for how the disease - and people's reactions to it - altered their relationships, undermined their self-worth, left them feeling incredibly alone and that the problem was unique to them.

In this Episode:

• 02:22 - Road Trip to Delaware - Underground Railroad and Shoofly Pie
• 04:51 - Cancer Ghosting - What it is, how to ease the hurt, and how to support someone with a cancer diagnosis
• 15:57 - "Remember Me" by Margaret Mead
• 17:44 - Outro

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