Episode 56: Sarah, 44 - On Living And Dying With Stage 4 Cancer

The Carlos Whittaker Podcast

That Sounds Fun Network

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

5 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Before Heather’s mom and my dad passed, I was really scared of death. I’d never been in a room with a body after death before, but now I’ve seen it up close with two people I love. And it was sad and horrible but it was also really peaceful and hopeful. Even though we’re all going to die, our current culture avoids thinking about mortality. It feels like I’ve been surrounded by death lately, and I feel like we need to talk about it. Sarah joins us on this episode to talk about mortality and what it looks like to be living with a life-ending disease. Sarah talks about parenting with cancer, how her diagnosis has changed her and her family’s perspective on life and death. Class is in session. Let’s get curious! . . . . . Learn more about One Day To Remember. . . . . . Have a secretly extraordinary life? Apply to be a guest on my podcast in 2025 here. . . . . . Order your copy of my new book Reconnected. Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. Interested in advertising with us? Reach out here. Book me to speak. . . . . . HIYA HEALTH: Receive 50% off your first order at hiyahealth.com/HUMANHOPE AQUATRU: Get 20% off any AquaTru purifier! Visit aquatru.com/HUMANHOPE and use the code HUMANHOPE at checkout. BETTER HELP: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/HUMANHOPE and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.2	Hey there. My name's Carlos Whitaker. It is Thursday, February 20th, 2025. And you're listening to episode three of
0:41.5	Human School. I'm so glad you are here. And I'm not going to lie. I just, I'm vibing with the new
0:49.8	music. I don't know what you guys. I know it's a little less hype, but it's a little more me in this season.
0:57.2	If you have been keeping up with this podcast for a long time, you'll realize that we're actually,
1:06.8	like, we're still named the Carlos Whitaker podcast. We're just in like a season of human school.
1:11.9	Everything is human school to me right now.
1:13.5	I'm just learning how,
1:15.8	continuing to learn how to human,
1:17.8	which is my book title from two books ago.
1:22.1	And that's what we're going to continue to do this season,
1:26.3	is continue to learn how to human from
1:28.8	different perspectives.
1:31.6	I am learning how to grieve.
1:34.2	I think on Instagram this week, I called it a grief school that I'm in.
1:41.8	And it just hits me, 24-7 like a ton of bricks.
1:44.8	I'll be fine for two days, not even crying, and then bam, I'll smell something or I'll see
1:48.7	something or I'll hear something or I'll touch something that reminds me and my dad.
1:51.2	And, you know, it's hard.
1:57.1	It's hard to grieve.
2:00.5	There was a lot of anticipatory grieving with my dad
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