About The Loss

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

BBC

Health & Fitness, News

4.8 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2018

⏱️ 109 minutes

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Summary

Steve Bland joins Deborah and Lauren to talk publicly for the first time about the loss of Rachael.

A year after the sudden tragic death of his wife Gemma, Simon Thomas shares some of his experiences and the impact on his family.

Specialist bereavement counsellor and founder of Grief Encounter, Shelley Gilbert, also joins Deborah, Lauren and Steve to share some advice about processing grief.

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0:00.0	This is BBC Radio 5 Live.
0:07.0	Whoooo!
0:14.0	Alright, I think there's anyone made to start this.
0:15.6	Should we flip her coin for it?
0:17.0	Heads, me.
0:18.0	Obviously your heads.
0:19.0	Alright, let's go.
0:21.0	Tails, it's me of Gailug.
0:30.0	Hello and welcome to You Me and the Big C with Deborah James,
0:33.0	better known to Summers, Bowel Babe.
0:35.0	And me, Lauren Martin, aka Girlverse Cancer.
0:38.0	We are friends and also bloggers who all have one thing in common.
0:41.0	We have or have had cancer.
0:43.0	As always, we want you to get in touch with us to suggest future topics
0:46.0	and let us know your experiences by using the hashtag You Me, Big C
0:49.0	across all forms of social media.
0:51.0	Right, so today we're going to be talking about the loss.
0:54.0	Joining us in the pod will be Simon Thomas,
0:56.0	who lost his wife, Gemma Taluquimia, just three days after birth.
0:59.0	Two days after being diagnosed.
1:01.0	Also, we will speak to the founder and CEO of grief encounter,
1:04.0	Shirley Gilbert.
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