Tina’s Story

In this episode, Margaret and Nicole share Tina’s story — a journey that begins with quiet symptoms, everyday discomfort, and the kind of gut feelings most people brush aside. What starts as something small becomes a path no one expects: rectal cancer. Through Tina’s voice and lived experience, this episode reveals the truth behind a diagnosis that is often hidden or misunderstood.

Listeners follow Tina through the early signs, the appointments that didn’t add up, the moment everything changed, and the emotional storm that comes with hearing the word “cancer.” She opens up about the scans, the procedures, the fear, the determination, and the strange mix of vulnerability and strength that shows up when your body becomes a battleground.

But Tina’s story isn’t just medical — it’s deeply human. It’s about advocating for yourself when you feel dismissed, navigating a system that doesn’t always listen, and finding resilience in places you didn’t know existed. It’s about the people who show up, the ones who don’t, and the way life shifts in an instant.

This episode is raw, compassionate, and unfiltered. It shines a light on a cancer that rarely gets talked about and honors Tina’s courage in telling the truth about what it really feels like to live through it.

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