Show Notes
Nine years after her tongue cancer diagnosis, Sinead Keane joins Barbara for an honest conversation about what happens after treatment ends.
From months of being told she was "too young and too healthy" to have cancer, through major surgery and radiation, Sinéad shares the realities of diagnosis, recovery, and learning to live in a body that has changed forever.
Together, they explore the long-term impact of tongue cancer on speech, eating, friendships, work, relationships, fitness, and mental health. They discuss the loneliness that can follow treatment, navigating the workplace with a speech difference, adapting to fatigue, and why healing is measured in years - bnot months.
Despite the challenges, this is ultimately a conversation filled with hope. Sinead reflects on rediscovering joy, rebuilding confidence, returning to the gym, and embracing a new version of herself.
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