Young Tongues

In this episode of the Young Tongues podcast, Barbara interviews Andrea Rodriguez, a fellow tongue cancer patient from Texas. Andrea shares her journey, starting from her first dental appointment at just 18 being diagnosed with leukoplakia, through multiple diagnoses and the impact treatment had on her her emotional and physical health. She details the initial appearance of lesions, the progressio...

In this episode of the Young Tongues podcast, co-hosts Barbara and Jamie discuss the challenges and experiences faced after tongue cancer surgery, particularly the transition from hospital to home. Both hosts open up about their personal struggles, including managing fatigue, the psychological impact of their surgeries, and the unique issues of caring for young children post-surgery. The episode a...

In this episode of the Young Tongues podcast, Barbara chats with Sarah and Cheryl from Cancer Sex and Intimacy. They dive into their project, which tackles the often-ignored topic of sex and intimacy for cancer patients. Sarah opens up about her Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment and its toll on her sexual health, while Cheryl shares her journey with stage 4 neuroendocrine cancer and the lack of support...

In this week's episode, Young Tongues podcast hosts Barbara Fountain and Jamie Powell return after a six-month hiatus to catch up and discuss their plans for season 2. Barbara shares her recent experience walking 100K across the Jordan desert and updates on her struggle with chronic fatigue. Jamie talks about her summer in Southern California and her progress with trying new foods. The hosts expre...

In this episode we look at the 48 hours after being released from hospital with all it's tirals and tribulations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jamie & Barbara are joined by their first ever guest Hannah and discuss the ins and out of hospital life after surgery.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warning: We discuss themes of sexual violence in this episode. Firstly apololgies for the radio silence! We had some technical challenges. In this episode Barbara and Jamie discuss the ICU and HDU experience following their surgeries. And how being totally vulnerable can bring up past trauma and how we sometimes are seen as a "cancer patient" and not a a whole human with a complex history....

It's time to talk about our surgery experience Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week talk about our experience of what happened between diagnosis and Surgery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After an eventful few weeks we go off script and share what has been going on in our life after tongue cancer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast is all about our marvellous and magnificent tongues! That got you going? We had TONGUE CANCER! Ewww! Did that just kill the mood? Don't worry, this is not what you think, get ready to hear all the ins and outs about life with our incredible tongues. For a long time, we couldn't talk...but now, we have a lot to say! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.