Andrea Mason and Stacey Panepinto
Recorded
January 9, 2019
Archived
January 9, 2019
35:40 minutes
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Id:
mby018287
Description
Andrea Mason (50) talks with her friend Stacey Panepinto (53) about her life and recovery after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and then breast cancer.Subject Log / Time Code
AM talks about her history and growing up.
AM talks about being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS).
AM talks about being diagnosed with stage III breast cancer, going through 5 surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
AM discusses how she felt after finishing treatment and the challenges of returning to "real life".
AM talks about wanting to avoid exposing herself as a survivor, and being in denial. "I thought wine and lipgloss would solve that problem but...."
AM talks about the challenges she's had since her diagnoses, and how writing has helped her.
AM talks about the title of her published book, "The Chemical Butterfly".
AM talks about how she'd like to be remembered.
Participants
- Andrea Mason
- Stacey Panepinto