All right, I got a big question. How do you feel about aging? Maybe you've got a fear of death, fear of the unknown, fear of change.

Because certainly how we look starts to change. The actor Amanda Pete has given it a lot of thought over the years. She's been in the public eyes since the 90s.

She'll tell you why her new film, Fantasy Life has her thinking about validation, about vanity, and what she thinks about cosmetic surgery and whether

or not to get it. You'll hear that conversation now. Just search for Q with Tom Power, wherever you

get your podcasts. This is a CBC podcast. Welcome to Sick Boy, a podcast where we talk about

what it's like to be sick. This week's guest is Judith John.

She was the former vice president of communications at Sick Kids in Toronto, and she had a brain tumor.

Let's talk about it.

A little more, a little more guerrilla style.

I'm really glad you asked me.

I was surprised.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So why don't you introduce yourself?

I mean, we're here talking about like politics and, and the state of the world.

But before we get too deep into all of that, why don't you let our listeners know who you are?

Okay.

My name is Judith John.

I worked for many years in healthcare and communications and loved it.

I love healthcare because they were the smartest, most dedicated, wonderful colleagues I could have asked for.

And unfortunately for me, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor.

The good news was after the doctor said that brain tumor is inoperable, he did say it was benign.

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