This week, Vez and Liv discuss how misinformation about medical terms, like “incurable” and “metastatic” can impact you mentally, as well as figuring out how best to support each other when in opposing situations. 

When you get diagnosed with cancer, it’s hard not to feel like a statistic, especially when you compare your diagnosis with others’ similar situations. The #cantstomachthis girls have learnt that no two people with the same cancer and same label have the same prognosis. They’re unravelling the confusing threads of being labelled a term that means something slightly different for each person, as well as navigating an ever-changing friendship. 

[Things in the cancer world can change very quickly. This episode was filmed prior to Liv experiencing symptoms and finding out that she needs further treatment. The feelings expressed in this episode accurately represent how we felt at that time and it would be a disservice to ourselves if we didn’t post it just because we no longer feel that way/things have changed. Be present and always acknowledge your feelings].