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You, Me and the Big C: Putting the can in cancer

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Health & Fitness, News

4.8 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2019

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Marking the release of Rachael Bland's book to her son Fred, Deborah James, Lauren Mahon and Rachael's husband Steve talk about the challenges she went through writing it in the final months of her life.

They also discuss the positives and negatives of sharing their cancer stories so publicly. Deborah's son Hugo gives his thoughts on how he feels about it..

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:04.6	MUSIC
0:06.0	MUSIC
0:08.0	MUSIC
0:11.2	I just got this image of Rage just being really, really proud.
0:15.5	I'm being like, I love this book and then saying, whoever didn't take the S off of everything.
0:20.1	Yeah, that's right.
0:21.2	I'm then reprimalising the rhythm.
0:23.0	MUSIC
0:24.0	MUSIC
0:26.8	Hello and welcome to You Me and the Big C with me, Lauren Mann, AKA Girlverse Cancer
0:31.9	and Deborah James, better known to some as Balbe.
0:34.0	Hello!
0:35.2	Alongside us today is Steve Blant, AKA Steve Blant.
0:38.8	Oh, you're not quite right beside us today, are you Steve?
0:41.5	I'm absolutely not beside you.
0:42.9	Probably what, 180, 200 miles away from you?
0:46.4	That's a quick calculation. I'm going to be fine.
0:48.0	Oh, by your side.
0:49.6	I know, it's horrible. I've got you two on a massive screen though, so it's all right.
0:54.8	But you're loving that.
0:55.7	Yeah.
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