This week we are sharing a favorite episode from the archives as we take a break from our regular podcast schedule for the winter holidays. April selected this episode from November 2022 to reshare.
Kelley Franks is a school social worker from Ohio. She was diagnosed at 36 with Stage IIb breast cancer, then again at 41 with Stage IV MBC. Kelley has a deep wanderlust, and she loves going on adventures. In this episode Kelley reads her piece “Slideshow” from Wildfire Magazine’s 2022 “Body” issue. Kelley writes beautifully about snapshots of her cancer experience that flip through her memory like a slideshow. April and Kelley will talk about how hiking provides mental clarity and perspective, parenting through traumatic lows and lovely highs, and the desire to leave a legacy of parental guidance knowing you have terminal cancer. They will also discuss the recent journey Kelley had of hiking the Appalachian Trail while living with MBC.