MINIPOD: An Oncologist and a Miracle (Thanks That Got Away)

Angela Scanlon's Thanks A Million

Angela Scanlon

Mental Health, Gratitude, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Irish, Ireland, Rte, Scanlon, Anxiety, Angela Scanlon, Uplifting, Thanks, Anxious, Grateful, Wellbeing, Positivity

4.8 • 803 Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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A listener shares her journey with cancer as a teenager and the highs and lows she’s experienced since…

Thanks A Million listeners share their “Thanks That Got Away”! The people you never got a chance to say 'thank you' to. The people who changed your whole life or outlook and you didn’t get the opportunity to tell them. Now is your chance!

Perhaps it was a stranger on the bus who picked you up when you were down? The holiday romance that taught you what true love could be? Or the ex who taught you what it definitely wasn’t? Maybe it’s the sibling you never appreciated until it was too late. The nurse who cared for you in your darkest hour or the friend who opened your eyes to the beauty of the world.

Over the years I’ve learnt just how wonderful it feels to say those two simple words ‘thank you’, and how a simple act of gratitude can have truly transformative effects far beyond anything you can imagine.

So write to me – tell me your stories of the thanks that got away so it might inspire us all to take a moment and reflect on those who deserve some gratitude.

To get your story featured just email no more than 600 words to:

[email protected]

You can be kept anonymous if you prefer, but it’s finally a chance to let it out, hold back no more and share that thank you which you never got to give!

CONTENT: References to suicide, depression and fertility issues. If you're in the UK or Ireland and in need of someone to talk to, you can call or message The Samaritans on 116 123. Helplines in other countries can be found here.

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0:00.0	Hello, you, yes you. I am doing something a little different for my next mini pod and I need your help.
0:07.1	Or more specifically, I want to hear about your thanks that got away. A shout out to the people you never got a chance to say thank you to.
0:14.5	Over the years, I've learned just how wonderful it feels to say those two simple words and it's never ever too late so write to me tell me
0:23.3	your stories of the thanks that got away so it might inspire us all to take a moment and reflect on
0:28.6	those who deserve a little bit of gratitude to find out how to get involved stick around to the end
0:33.5	or check the show notes below for details a word of warning some people may find this letter upsetting so if you think you might be affected do check the show notes below for details. A word of warning, some people may find this letter
0:38.7	upsetting, so if you think you might be affected, do check the show notes. Brace yourself for this
0:43.8	week's thanks that got away. Dear Angela, in 2013, aged just 13, I was diagnosed with a rare
0:52.3	type of bone cancer called osteosaricoma. I enjoyed years of
0:57.3	chemotherapy, radiotherapy and groundbreaking surgery to replace the bones in my left leg with a prosthesis.
1:03.9	I had to learn to walk again, taking my walking stick on many of Scotland's finest dance floors.
1:12.4	Sadly, throughout my teenage years, there were many cancer relapses and I've had 31 operations in total. During this time,
1:19.9	I was looked after by the most amazing team at the sick kids in Edinburgh and I survived. I owe them
1:26.4	my life and this gratitude goes further than just surviving
1:29.4	cancer. I've also suffered various health conditions as side effects of the treatments I had as a child,
1:37.0	each one giving us all a huge fright and taking their toll on my mental health. Despite missing
1:42.4	years at school, I completed my hires, then went on to university
1:46.2	and got a first-class degree in fashion business. Get in, girl. I had an absolute blast at uni,
1:53.7	including a summer spent studying in Paris and lots of 5am stumbles home living with amazing girls.
2:00.2	I also met my now husband. We've been together for 11
2:03.5	years, married for four. After graduating, I landed my cliche dream job in London. I bloody
2:11.4	loved London. We lived our best life and had a cute wee garden flat, we could not have been happier, nor could we
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