How Marilyn Murphy Faces Cancer Treatment With Humour and Help From Friends
From The SAvvy Shift · 00:53:03
Show by Samantha SAvvy
Marilyn Murphy shares how she faced stage 4 ovarian cancer, then made a new set of choices after a breast cancer diagnosis ten years later. We talk about chemotherapy, choosing a double mastectomy without implants, and what it felt like to see her scar for the first time.Marilyn takes us back to the morning she got her ovarian cancer diagnosis, just hours before a flight to Munich. After surgery and a hospital stay for sepsis, she learned she’d lose her hair during cancer treatment. So she invited friends to a wig shop, brought champagne, and had her head shaved.When a screening found a small lump in her left breast ten years later, the decisions felt harder. Marilyn explains how a photo from her surgeon helped her decide to go flat after a double mastectomy. She also shares why she’s looking into cold capping as she prepares for another round of chemotherapy.We close with what she’s learned about living through cancer treatment. She talks about asking for help, giving yourself time to feel what you feel, and finding a moment worth looking forward to. For Marilyn, sometimes that meant choosing a flower for one of her nurses.Subscribe for more conversations like this. What’s one small thing someone did that helped you through a hard time?00:00 Marilyn Murphy on Life With Two Cancer Diagnoses02:57 The Day She Learned She Had Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer08:16 Recovering From Sepsis After Cancer Surgery09:08 A Wig Shop Party Before Chemotherapy14:22 How She Made Room for Joy During Treatment18:58 A Breast Cancer Diagnosis Ten Years Later20:19 Choosing a Double Mastectomy and Going Flat25:29 Looking Into Cold Capping Before Chemotherapy38:34 How Friends and Family Helped During Treatment44:04 What She’d Tell Someone Facing a Cancer Diagnosis#OvarianCancer #BreastCancer #CancerSurvivorshipLinks:Memoir: “From Saginaw to Srinagar; My Journey from the Familiar to the Faraway” https://www.amazon.com/Saginaw-Srinagar-Journey-Familiar-Faraway/dp/B0D8MS4JZ3/ Website: https://www.mcmwrites.com/Social Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marilyncmurphyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/spudmcmurphy/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmcreativequeen/ChaptersMore From Marilyn Murphy
More episodes of The SAvvy Shift
More episodes
- Why Founders Struggle to Scale Their Businesses with Carol Schultz
- Maddy Niebaur Explains Fractional Leadership and Smarter Executive Hiring
- Will Steel Explains Why Authentic Leadership Starts With Being Yourself
- Gaia Broda on ADHD Focus Burnout and Learning to Work With Your Brain
- How to Reclaim Your Identity and Personal Power with Natasha Ramlall
- Brandi Heather Explains How Play at Work Builds Stronger Teams
- Michelle Doan Explains Sensitive Skin Care and Resilient Living
- Learning to Fail Forward and Build Resilience with Steven Maxted
- How to Rewire Your Thinking for Growth and Resilience with Tom Scott
- How Amy Kee uses feng shui and Chinese astrology to help people find clarity
PodSearch is a free, independent podcast search engine. Read about PodSearch, the privacy policy or contact us.