263. Cora Hair: Kicking Cancer
The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly
Sport & Story
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 September 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of The Hog Pod, we sit down with University of Arkansas soccer player Cora Hair, who shares her incredible journey of overcoming adversity. Diagnosed with papillary thyroid carcinoma at just 18 years old, Cora takes us through the shocking moment she found out about her cancer, the emotional and physical challenges of treatment, and the powerful support she received from her family, teammates, and coaches.
Through candid reflection, Cora opens up about the impact this experience has had on her life and her perspective moving forward. From surgery to recovery, she details how this battle reshaped her gratitude for everyday moments, her passion for soccer, and her strength as both an athlete and a person.
Join us as Cora talks about resilience, the importance of support, and what it means to overcome life’s biggest hurdles.
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| 0:00.0 | I asked them whenever I was getting my diagnosis I was like was this like go |
| 0:05.2 | hand in hand like with me having strep like I thought like maybe my thyroid was in large |
| 0:09.1 | because I was so sick for so long like I was just trying to like connect the dots in a way he's like I think it was like an |
| 0:15.4 | incidental finding that like it was totally unrelated to you being sick and I was a |
| 0:19.6 | cool thank God I was sick I was about to say so if you didn't have strap, like you might not have even know. I wouldn't know. I'm Bo Mattingly and this episode is made possible by our friends at Vold Vision and south by North. homed |
| 0:43.0 | in this episode is made possible by our friends at Vold Vision |
| 0:44.0 | and South by Northwest Hospitality. |
| 0:50.0 | Arkansas sophomore Cora Hare made her debut on the razorback soccer team this year, |
| 0:59.0 | immediately making an impact. |
| 1:01.0 | Down and in. |
| 1:03.0 | Arkansas gets the ball, they're fourth on the mat, and the score from Cora here. |
| 1:08.7 | But for Cora, it's a year behind schedule. At just 18 years old, Cora Hare's life took an unexpected turn. |
| 1:18.0 | What started a strep throat soon became something far more serious, a diagnosis that would challenge her in |
| 1:25.0 | ways she never imagined. I was trying to run and like I can't run like 20 yards |
| 1:30.8 | without being like absolutely winded. So I go back to the PA and she's like |
| 1:34.8 | feeling my lymph nodes and like felt down my neck and was like your thyroid's kind of swollen |
| 1:38.9 | like an enlarged like we should probably go get that looked at. |
| 1:43.0 | After a series of tests, the news was hard to process. |
| 1:47.0 | Papillary thyroid carcinoma, cancer. |
| 1:51.2 | But even in the face of uncertainty, Cora remained resilient. |
| 1:55.0 | Part of me knew it was obviously very shocking. |
| 1:59.0 | I mean, Colby was sitting right next to me and he like gave me a hug and he's like, |
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