032: Surviving Breast Cancer - W/ Gwendolyn Ngu

<p class="p1">In this month of October, we join the breast cancer awareness conversation. In this episode Gwendolyn Ngu, the founder and CEO of Royal Warrior Cancer Foundation shares her breast cancer survivor story. She speaks about how she got diagnosed, the treatment process and how it affected her professional, social, and family life.</p> <p class="p1">We also look are some myths and facts surrounding breast cancer especially in our African community and talk extensively on how we can all, as a community, be more supportive to people dealing with breast cancer and other diseases in general.</p> <p class="p1">[00:01 - 01: 50] Opening segment</p> <p class="p1">[01:51 - 05: 35] Introduction of Topic</p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li1">An overview of breast cancer</li> <li class="li1">Important facts and statistics</li> </ul> <p class="p1">[05:36 - 21:19]<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> Gwendolyn’s Story</p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li1">Getting diagnosed</li> <li class="li1">Getting the news of a cancer diagnosis</li> <li class="li1">Dealing with the knowledge of her new health status</li> <li class="li1">Preparing for treatment</li> <li class="li1">Her prior and general knowledge on breast cancer</li> </ul> <p class="p1">[21:20 - 23: 50] Breast Cancer in men</p> <p class="p1">[23: 51 - 32:52] The Treatment Process</p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li1">Preparing for treatment</li> <li class="li1">Going through chemotherapy</li> <li class="li1">Emotional, mental and physical effects of cancer treatment<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> on her</li> <li class="li1">Effects on her professional, family and social life</li> </ul> <p class="p1">[32:53 - 50:11] Life Besides Cancer</p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li1">Other things she had to deal with while dealing with cancer</li> <li class="li1">Losing her son to brain cancer after surviving</li> <li class="li1">Getting a divorce</li> <li class="li1">What she learned from the whole experience. </li> </ul> <p class="p1">[50:12 - 56:42] Availab