The Things I Thought About When My Body Was Trying to Kill Me

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There’s already plenty of good medical journalism where you can find out about diagnosis, treatment, the latest research…the science of fighting cancer. But if you’re one of the millions diagnosed, or helping somebody live with cancer, or come to terms with dying of the disease, you already know: There’s not always good information, not always good advice, about how to think through the fact that you might be dying, or how to think about how your life has been changed, if you live. So I wrote one. Sufferers, survivors, care-givers may all hear the stories I tell in slightly different ways. It’s a cancer memoir. I called it, “The Things I Thought About When My Body Was Trying to Kill Me.” Listen. Subscribe. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever done in more than 40 years as a journalist. I hope you’ll listen.

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Coming Soon: The Things I Thought About When My Body Was Trying To Kill Me with Ray Suarez

Every year in America, close to two million people are diagnosed with cancer of one kind or another. And every year, some six hundred thousand of us die of the disease. So cancer is very much with us… all around us… part of the lives we live together, and a big part of the billions Americans spend each year on health care. Every sufferer, every survivor, has a story that’s broadly shared, and at the same time as individual as your thumbprint. Let me tell you mine. I'm Ray Suarez. At a time in my life when I thought I already had plenty of challenges, cancer threw a new and heavy weight on the pile. Let me tell you my story. Listen. Subscribe: The Things I Thought About When My Body Was Trying to Kill Me. Wherever you get your podcasts.

05/05/2022

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23 Ratings

Honest storytelling

10/09/2022

Up to Date Olive

Fantastic.
Not to be missed!

09/26/2022

glidermom93417

Ray has a unique, thoughtful, intimate communication style that is perfect for this personal story that reverberates throughout all our lives. Highly recommend. And wish him a wonderful adventure and success in Shanghai!
Demystifying the journey

06/28/2022

Jean Buzz R

Thank you, Ray, for shedding new light on this all too common journey. Your personal accounts add important information and interpretations to what is not only a frightening, but a deadly serious series of events. As a caregiver, it has given me new insights to what my spouse was going through.
So appreciative

06/26/2022

mal1311

Its so great to hear your well chosen words. I have also just started this journey and its so helpful to hear how you express what we’re going through. I’ve followed you for a long time and and love hearing your telling of your journey but not happy to be sharing this crazy experience with you. The calm you talked about in Episode 3 really struck me. Why calm? Looking forward to hearing more. Thank you for sharing. Be well.

There’s already plenty of good medical journalism where you can find out about diagnosis, treatment, the latest research…the science of fighting cancer. But if you’re one of the millions diagnosed, or helping somebody live with cancer, or come to terms with dying of the disease, you already know: There’s not always good information, not always good advice, about how to think through the fact that you might be dying, or how to think about how your life has been changed, if you live. So I wrote one. Sufferers, survivors, care-givers may all hear the stories I tell in slightly different ways. It’s a cancer memoir. I called it, “The Things I Thought About When My Body Was Trying to Kill Me.” Listen. Subscribe. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever done in more than 40 years as a journalist. I hope you’ll listen.