Katrina Brown-Kennedy and Ian Murakami
Recorded
December 1, 2023
40:07 minutes
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mby023337
Description
Katrina Brown-Kennedy (54) is interviewed by conversation partner Ian Murakami (25) about her experience with cancer, how the people in her life supported her in this journey, and how the journey changed her relationship to control and autonomy.Subject Log / Time Code
Katrina Brown-Kennedy (K) says that she began 2023 feeling healthier than ever, but soon learned she had a tumor in her abdomen.
K talks about her work supporting survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.
K explains how there were major complications with her surgery.
K shares that she sought normalcy when she returned home from the hospital, but she could not control anything and needed assistance with tasks such as eating and bathing. K remembers it as a very difficult transition for her.
K describes the moment she learned that she had cancer in her right ovary. She adds that she had to decide between another surgery and chemotherapy, ultimately opting for chemotherapy.
K explains how her different families (biological, church, work) supported her in her journey with cancer.
K describes her experience with chemotherapy and trying to increase her white blood cell count.
K talks about how her job decided to put her on sick leave.
K describes how her relationship to control and autonomy has changed since the onset of her journey with cancer.
K explains what choosing to live meant last year versus this year.
Participants
- Katrina Brown-Kennedy
- Ian Murakami