A Sense of Tumour: Recent Episodes
Angela Young
They say laughter is the best medicine - so join me on a sometimes humorous but hopefully informative journey through a six week course of radiotherapy for the residue of a brain tumour I had removed five years ago. I go for a baseline neurological assessment (the idiot test!) and talk to TV presenter Victoria Derbyshire about owning a new experience by bringing it into your sphere of experience.
In this bonus episode, Angela talks to TV presenter Nicki Chapman about their matching meningiomas. Nicki, like Angela, is very positive, and also sees the humour in situations. In this open and honest discussion she tells Angela her deepest fears about the surgery, her banter with the surgeon and her relief at being ablke to see, hear, speak and move after the operation.
In the sixth episode of this series following presenter Angela Young through a course of radiotherapy treatment, she meets rock legend Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath. She also speaks to the brain surgeon who operated on a patient while she was awake and playing the violin. And she has her last treatment and catch up with the consultant.
The full 30 day playlist is:
1. Feeling Good - Nina Simone
2. I'll Never Find Another You - The Seekers
3. Miracles - Pet Shop Boys
4. Carnival of the Animals - Saint-Saens (The Kanneh-Masons)
5. The Look of Love - ABC
6. Man! I Feel Like a Woman - Shania Twain
7. Mr Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
8. Anji - Davy Graham
9. All About You - McFly
10. Make Your Own Kind of Music - Cass Elliot
11. Holy Smoke - Palace
12. Escape - Rupert Holmes
13. Reproduction - Tab Hunter
14. Special To Me - Bobby Caldwell
15. I just Called to say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
16. Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head - B.J. Thomas
17. You're Gorgeous - Baby Bird
18. California Dreamin' - The Mamas and The Papas
19. Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
20. Slipping Through My Fingers - Meryl Streep etc
21. American Boy - Estelle, Kanye West
22. Old King Cole (Nursery Rhyme)
23. That's My Girl - The Osmonds
24. Barcelona - Freddy Mercury
25. So Strong - Labi Siffre
26. Chan Chan - Buena Vista Social Club
27. So Young - The Corrs
28. History - One Direction
29. Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
30 Will You? Hazel O'Connpr
Five weeks into her six week course of radiotherapy, it has been a bit up and down for Angela. But there is a knight in shining armour who comes to her rescue. She also meets two scientists from Elekta, one of the major manufacturers of linear accelerators, or Linacs. And she hears from the Brain Tumour Charity about their new partnership with Relate, to help couples who are going through difficult times as a result of the brain tumour diagnosis.
Angela is half way through the six week course of radiotherapy to treat the residue of a brain tumour she had removed five years ago. In this episode, she talks to TV presenter Nicki Chapman about their matching meningiomas, She also talks to a physicist responsible for the treatment planning, and is able to see the machine going over her during treatment which she describes as "like a UFO". She also arranges a special visit for a physics teacher who had radiotherapy last year.
In Episode 3 of A sense of Tumour, presenter Angela Young starts her radiotherapy begins. Follow her through the first treatment and meet her therapeutic radiographer. She also talks to a psychologist about the benefits of positive thinking and hears some of the songs on the radiotherapy playlist,each song has been sent in by a friend or family member.
The second step on Angela's journey through a course of radiotherapy to treat the residue of a brain tumour. Angela goes for the mask making appointment which will hold her head in place during treatment and finds it strangely pleasant. She describes the cacophony of sounds made by the MRI scanner, meets a radiotherapist who decorates masks for children who are frightened by them and she talks to the Chair of Cancer Research UK about funding for research into brain tumours.
They say laughter is the best medicine - so join me on a sometimes humorous but hopefully informative journey through a six week course of radiotherapy for the residue of a brain tumour I had removed five years ago. I go for a baseline neurological assessment (the idiot test!) and talk to TV presenter Victoria Derbyshire about owning a new experience by bringing it into your sphere of experience.