A Journey Through Cancer: Recent Episodes
Alex Knapp
I am a 23-year-old that beat cancer and in the summer of 2019 I got diagnosed with stage 2 Hogkins Lymphoma. In this podcast I talk about the in's and out's of the treatment that I received bringing up stories and situations that I was put in.
I talk about finishing chemo and starting radiation. I talk about what radiation is and how mine worked along with how it felt to finally hear that you are cancer free. I finish by talking about the celebrations that I had with friends and family.
People have different reactions and mindsets during hard times, and I go more in depth about my own feelings during treatment. I talk about my lighthearted humor that I loved.
This was the scariest and most disheartening leg of my journey. I talk about having to stay at the hospital and why I had to. I talk about why this made my chemotherapy last longer and the safety risks that come with it.
This is the longest episode that I recorded and the most emotional one. I bring my parents on to talk about the different side effects that I had and what they saw. They talk about how I looked, acted, and felt throughout my journey and provide their own insight.
I begin my podcast talking a little about myself and then introducing what I am going to be talking about. I brief the audience on my cancer and why I am talking about it.
This is the first episode where I begin telling my stories. I talk about how I passed out at work and a couple diagnoses that were wrong along with how I was feeling.
I talk about my diagnoses and what type of cancer that I had. I go in depth about the different test and processes that come with finding everything you need to about my own cancer.
You can listen to my stories about chemotherapy and what the process is like. I talk about my chemo drugs and what a day of chemo looks and feels like.