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Get it, the Bird Shop. Our producer Rebecca is here in studio before we get to the five things you're going to share

That you want people know you should never ever say to somebody going through cancer because they've actually people have actually

said these things to you. Before we get to that list, I just want to say thank you. You've

been so open and vulnerable and I think it's been eye opening in so many ways for people who may not know somebody who has cancer or haven't experienced the journey themselves.

And so I really just want to commend you and thank you for being so forthcoming with your journey with tongue cancer.

And for those that may not know it, if you can briefly explain like how you got diagnosed and what you went through and where you are now.

Yeah, thank you for saying that. That means a lot to me.

No, for sure. Yeah, so in October of 2023, I had a sore on the side of my tongue that a dentist noticed and told me that I should probably go get checked out.

I went to the doctor they said it just looked like drama it didn't get better for a couple of months she

sent me back to an E&T everyone just thought it was trauma finally got a biopsy

in later that year and it came back and it said it was malignant.

So I got set up with the amazing people at Emory Winship who helped me with surgery and then post surgery I had radiation and

chemo and kick cancer's ass. Yeah. Yes you did. You finished treatment. You actually, you were kind of thinking

your lucky stars because, you know, chemo and radiation going through it. Grant, chemo kind of wiped you out,

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