AfterThoughts

AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. We're back to bring you some extra special episodes to put Series Four to bed - our Shortcasts. Bitesized episodes exploring three themes that some of our storytellers touched on throughout the series. Today we're looking at friendship. If dating's a wily beast,...

AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. We're back to bring you some extra special episodes to put Series Four to bed - our Shortcasts. Bitesized episodes exploring three themes that some of our storytellers touched on throughout the series. For our final Shortcast of the series? Fertility. For most y...

AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. We're back to bring you some extra special episodes to put Series Four to bed - our Shortcasts. Bitesized episodes exploring three themes that some of our storytellers touched on throughout the series. First up - dating. Because let's face it, dating's enough of...

AfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. This time, Toby and Alice look back over series four to pull out some of their favourite stories from each of the storytellers on each of our themes. They managed to agree on the best bits of what has been a remarkable series. AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years is always special and...

AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. Phoebe is the youngest storyteller we've ever had on AfterThoughts and she brings with her a brilliantly unique perspective. Diagnosed with osteosarcoma when she was 13, she joined us to talk about going through cancer treatment at the very start of the Covid-19...

AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. For the penultimate episode of Series Four of AfterThoughts, we're joined by Tegan. She might have got in from work at a ridiculous hour of the morning but Tegan brought the energy to the podcast to tell us the stories that came from her diagnosis of Non-hodgkin...

AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. We're back for episode FIVE! And we're joined by Kaleb. Kaleb was diagnosed with a pilositic astrocytoma (bless you) aka a brain tumour when he was 14, and experienced tumour regrowth when he was 19. Although we don't ordinarily talk about diagnosis on AfterThou...

AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. Episode four! Already! We're over half way through this series. Would you BELIEVE! But this week's episode is with another phenomenal storyteller. And another storyteller who decided to go into medicine after having cancer. What a legend. This week we're joined...

AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. We're here for episode three, and we're joined by Freddie, who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when he was 16. Neuroblastoma is typically seen in babies and toddlers, so Freddie found himself even more stuck between the phases of childhood and adulthood than mo...

AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. It's episode two of Series Four and we're joined by another incredible storyteller. Aiden was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma at 18. He joined us to chat about toxic positivity and its long-term impact on your mental health, the impact of his hair loss on his s...

AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. Would you believe it! We're back for Series four and another series of The Teenage Years. We're absolutely bloomin' delighted about it too. Our first storyteller  Natalie was diagnosed with follicular and papillary thyroid cancer at the age of 17. She joins us t...

AfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. This time, Toby and Alice dip back in to season three to pull out some of their favourite stories from each of the storytellers on each of our themes. As ever, picking out the best bits is a CHALLENGE. This series has been full of incredible tales from some brilliant storytellers,...

AfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. Once again, we’ve made it to the end of another series of AfterThoughts and while we won’t say we’ve saved the best til last (because how could we when we’ve had such a great series of storytellers), you’re certainly in for a treat today. In this, the final episode of Series 3, we...

AfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. When you’ve spent your life working to care for others, what’s it like when you suddenly find yourself on the receiving end of the care? When you’ve spent your career advocating for other people’s health, and your own suddenly hangs in the balance? Well in 2019, Dr Philippa Kaye f...

AfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. We’re almost half way through another series and today’s storyteller is the brilliant and funny Miranda. Miranda was diagnosed with primary breast cancer in August 2014. In August 2019, she was re-diagnosed with secondary breast cancer - breast cancer that had spread to other part...

AfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. Hello Baku, it’s London calling! No, despite Alice’s occasional propensity for bursting into song, we’re not entering Eurovision, but for this episode we’re joined all the way from Azerbaijan by Luke Grenfell-Shaw. Luke is currently cycling from Bristol to Beijing (yes, actually....

AfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. There are not many people in the world who can make cancer actually, genuinely funny, but Karen Hobbs does it. Being diagnosed with cervical cancer when you're 24  is far from a lol-fest, but Karen took those mutated lemons and turned them into lemonade. If you don't know Karen, s...

AfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. You might know her as Lauren Mahon, founder of Girl vs Cancer, host of You, Me and the Big C, Trekstock Young Adult Ambassador, cancer gamechanger and all round legend. To us, she's all those things, but she's also just our Lozza. We've known Lauren for a couple of years now, and...

AfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. WE’RE BACK WITH A BANG for another series of AfterThoughts and to kickstart the series we’re joined by the brilliant Charlotte Crowl. Charlotte was diagnosed with lymphoblastic lymphoma when she was 17. We chat about maturing beyond your years, navigating grief within the cancer c...

AfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. One year on from the release of our very first episodes, we wanted to give you a little gift while we prepare for Series Three. For this BONUS EPISODE of AfterThoughts, we're checking back in with our pal Brad Gudger to hear a few stories about his idea baby Alike. Alike is a peer...

AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. In this wrap-up episode, we revisit stories of the kindness of strangers, getting waaaaay out of your comfort zone, identity, the menopause, the mind-body connection and hallucinations involving a dog called Randall. Can you help us #FindRandall? Find AfterThoug...

AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. This week, Alice and Toby are joined all the way from Hawaii by Borys. Borys was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma when he was 20. He joined us to share his stories and chats meditation, exploring with his dad after chemo, maturing like a good cheese and fertili...

AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. Our storyteller for this episode is Gloria. Gloria was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia when she was 14. Now, she's 24 and coming up for 10 years since she was diagnosed. She joined us to reflect on what she's learned in those 10 years and chats terrible h...

AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. In this episode, Toby and Alice are joined by Debora. Debora was diagnosed with a brain tumour when she was 18. We hear stories about mince pies, proton beam therapy, missed diagnosis and the trauma of uncertainty. Find AfterThoughts on Facebook , Twitter and In...

AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. In this episode, Toby and Alice are joined by Loz who was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma when they were 13. They tell us stories about exam pressures and studying with cancer, navigating fatigue, identity and fertility. Find AfterThoughts on Facebook , Twitte...