Show Notes
In this powerful episode of The Space Between Two Lines, Alex sits down with Tiarna, a 34-year-old from Wollongong, New South Wales, who shares her remarkable story of navigating life after a Stage 2 bowel cancer diagnosis at age 29. Tiarna opens up about the unexpected long-term costs of survival, including facing early menopause and the complex "numbers game" of IVF. This conversation is a deep dive into the importance of medical self-advocacy, the emotional toll of fertility struggles, and finding hope in the space between surviving a life-threatening illness and dreaming of what comes next.
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