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Stage 4 Deserves More! Charlii's Story

October 17, 2022 • Charlotte & Greg • Season 2 • Episode 3

In this episode Charlotte & Greg talk to Charlii, a very active social media advocate for stage 4 breast cancer patients like herself. Charlii is a mother, wife, nurse and now also a stage 4 breast cancer patient. She checked her breasts regularly but that didn't prevent her from finding a lump under the age of 40, making up only 4% of all breast cancer patients.

Even more shocking, within three weeks she was told it was already Stage 4, meaning it had spread to other parts of the body, known as Secondary Cancer. This is the leading cause of death in women under 50 in the UK, yet only 5% of charity funding is dedicated to it. Being Stage 4 presents itself with additional, unexpected obstacles. Charlii has become not only an advocate for herself, but for others like her, to raise awareness and spread the message that stage 4 deserves more!

You can follow Charlii, and her story, on her instagram page @tinypartofmystory She is also an advocate for The Future Dreams Breast Cancer Charity https://futuredreams.org.uk/ @futuredreamscharity based in London and Secondary Sisters Charity who help support young adults with a secondary cancer diagnosis https://www.trekstock.com/secondary-sisters If you would like to donate or gain support from them please visit their websites.

It's cancer awareness month and Charlotte & Greg are walking 100 miles for Cancer Research and Breast Cancer Now. Donation links are below:

Cancer Research https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/charlottes-walk-100-miles-challenge-giving-page-258?proxy=page%2Fcharlottes-walk-100-miles-challenge-giving-page-258
Breast Cancer Now https://www.facebook.com/donate/388108763529688/5429227590493332/

Charlotte has an IVF fund to help her on her last attempt to preserve embryos for the future before her hormone treatment starts:
https://gofund.me/070f27ce

People on this episode

Charlotte

Host

Greg

Co-host