Isobel Ball: The Legacy Listen on Don't Ignore The Elephant podcast
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- The first episode of Season Two it a little bit different. It’s a legacy listen with my mum, Isobel. She was diagnosed with metastatic bone cancer three months before we recorded the interview. I wanted to chat to mum and find out what it was like for her when I got breast cancer, before talking about her own experiences as an amputee.
Sadly Mum died less than three months later from a pneumonia she developed during chemotherapy. I’ve listened back to our chat so many times and in my heart I knew I had to share it with you. It’s what she would have wanted.
She approached her cancer with a positive, cheery attitude and I hope that you feel a little bit of joy after listening to us natter.
If someone close to you has died recently, here is a great list of charities and organisations that can help
www.mind.org.u...
This is a link to Donna Ashworth’s website who’s book of poems called ‘Loss’ really helped me
If anyone you or anyone you know has been affected by bone cancer or sarcoma, I can recommend these two charities:
Sarcoma UK
Bone Cancer Research Trust
If you’ve been moved by Mum’s story and want to donate to her legacy fund to raise money for research into osteosarcoma, you can donate here
I’d love to know what you thought of this episode. This meant a lot to me, and I hope I’ve done the right thing in sharing it with you. You can watch the full video on my RUclips Channel
Liz O’Riordan
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Don’t Ignore The Elephant is hosted by Dr Liz O’Riordan, in association with Elizabeth Richards, proudly sponsored by AOK Events, produced by Bird Lime Media.
Your mum certainly left an amazing example of living life well, no matter what happens. When I got my cancer diagnosis I felt just like your mum. I was always so happy it was me with the cancer and not my daughters or grandchildren. I decided to just dig in, be as aggressive as I could to be well again, and to give back to everyone who helped me during the hard times of testing, waiting for a diagnosis, and then recovering from surgery. I know your mum felt that there was no point in being angry, because what does that serve? It doesn't change anything, and just ruins the moments we have. You are certainly lucky to have had this lady for your mum.
Aww thank you so much for me aunt such a lovely comment and sending you a hug x
Thank you for sharing, it was lovely to watch 😊
I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I miss her so much!
Dr. Liz, I feel so lucky to have found you. Thank you most sincerely for sharing your extraordinary mum with us.
I was diagnosed with invasive lobular breast cancer two years ago and some of your comments about the joys of tamoxifen are spot on! I am in a little town in central Pennsylvania, and when you speak about all the elephants, I cheer loudly for you! So, I will end here with another cheer for you and a part of my heart for the loss of Isobel. Tomorrow I will try to be more Isobel. No Google searches for sure!!
Hi Betsy. Thank you so much for this x
Thank you for sharing your mom with the world. What a lovely person she seems to be. I can see why you are missing her and feeling such loss. How very hard. With time I know you will find peace in what has happened. Until then, I’m sending you warm hugs and much love. Thank you again for this touching video.
Also, I’ll take the Magnum. The plainest one. Just vanilla and chocolate😊
I’m with you on the plain Magnum x x xn
Really lovely to see you both talking so frankly about your experiences. I am so sorry that you lost Isobel so suddenly and brutally. This video really is a great legacy - of honesty, compassion and selflessness.
Thank you for taking the time to watch it. I’m so lucky to have this video to look back on x x
What a heartwarming, candid and wise conversation! So sorry Isobel died so suddenly. Anger is absent from my repertoire of feelings about cancer too. Aged 60 when diagnosed, I'm feeling grateful it's not hit me earlier in life!. But although I'm OK being now one-breasted, I did find the chemo side effects rather humbling. And now that my strength is back after the final cycle, little worries return such as having my passport renewed while there's nothing more than a bit grayish fluff on my scalp, so I wonder if I really have learned anything from the whole experience!!
Aww thank you for your lovely comment
Yes you did the right thing putting this out. Very interesting and very helpful she put it over so well and so great she could be open about it. You made a good team.. Your Mum was awesome I loved to see her on twitter. Thank you for sharing.
Aww that means so much x
I’m so sorry you lost your lovely mom. I wish I had a video like this of my mom I still miss her
Hugs x z
I was diagnosed at 65, my mom completed suicide when I was 32. Her twin brother was diagnosed with lymphoma and it was all over his body , about the time I was diagnosed. He was calling me , and I was calling him , and he was 85 with mesothelioma as well. He told me that he was not doing chemo, he was done. But he encouraged me to. One month into my chemo he passed. It has been a rough road , I recently had to stop Letrozole, it made me very Ill. Now I started exemestane, it is much more expensive, and I pray it buys me a few more years.
I hope it works for you. Fingers crossed x x
@@DrLizORiordan thank you, my moms name was Liz. ❤
I want to be more Isabel
I miss her so much! Let me know what you’re going to do to Be More Isobel. I’d love to know
She seemed so brave. Although she had a bad diagnosis she laughed and smiled alot. I’m in constant fear of my breast cancer. Also you could see how proud she was of you. I want to be brave. Sounds silly. But true.