"Jesus Take the Wheel... No, Not That Way!" - Stage IV Cancer
Sickboy
CBC
4.8 • 524 Ratings
🗓️ 6 November 2024
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
From "Why me, God?" to "Well, this is awkward..." Joel goes deep on his decade long tango with a rare cancer diagnosis. No inspirational background music or heartwarming montages here - just raw, unfiltered real talk about what happens when life serves you a hot steaming plate of garbage. Joel takes the fellas through his journey with a cancer, exploring how it rattled his faith, redefined his identity, and made him question everything he thought he believed in. Openly shedding light on the emotional and physical toll, the power of family support, and the strength he found in awareness and acceptance.
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| 0:00.0 | It's becoming pretty clear that U.S. President Donald Trump is ripping up the political |
| 0:05.3 | playbook. |
| 0:05.8 | And when it comes to what it all means for Canada, well, as they say, it's complicated. |
| 0:09.8 | But our podcast, two blocks from the White House, is a way to make sense of it all. |
| 0:13.8 | Join me, Willie Lowry, and senior Washington correspondents, Paul Hunter and Katie Simpson |
| 0:18.6 | every week as we break down the headlines from Capitol Hill with a Canadian spin. |
| 0:24.2 | Find and follow two blocks from the White House on your favorite podcast app, including YouTube. |
| 0:30.2 | This is a CBC podcast. Hey, folks, we have a special one for you today. |
| 0:47.4 | We have an incredibly deep and moving conversation with our friend Joel. |
| 0:52.1 | Joel shares his journey of navigating life with a rare form of cancer, |
| 0:57.2 | which was a diagnosis that shook the very foundations of his faith, his identity, and his sense of purpose. |
| 1:07.2 | And so through this experience, Joel was forced to confront his own beliefs and lean heavily on the support of loved ones, finding a new meaning and motivation in his roles as both a writer, but also a teacher. |
| 1:22.9 | I think you're really going to love this conversation. |
| 1:25.2 | We had so much fun chatting with Joel. |
| 1:27.1 | And just before we get into it, remember, folks, changing the way that we talk about illness and death and trauma, all things medicine, it's a huge group effort. |
| 1:39.3 | And so we just ask that you please follow the podcast on your favorite podcast app and share this episode with someone who you think might benefit from it. |
| 1:49.0 | It would really mean the world to us. |
| 1:51.0 | Okay. |
| 1:51.6 | Enjoy our conversation with Joel. |
| 1:59.0 | This guy's going to do whatever we tell. |
| 2:01.0 | We really need to do that. We really need to do that we tell. Holy fuck. |
| 2:02.4 | We really need to do that. |
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