![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/my-rare-cancer-diagnosis-inspired-me-to-share-my-journey-with-strangers/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1_Katie-Phillips.jpg&description=Exclusive: After Katie Phillips, 44, from North London, was diagnosed with a rare thyroid cancer, she decided to record an audio diary of her treatment with a friend - now strangers across the world listen to her inspiring weekly logsKatie found talking about death difficult but completely natural Every person living with cancer has a different way of coping with the overwhelming emotions and life changes that come with it. When Katie Phillips was diagnosed with a "rare and complicated" thyroid cancer at the age of 43, she found that her most powerful tool was her voice - so she used it. Katie decided to keep an audio diary of her conversations with a friend, and after much demand, she launched a podcast called Talking with Cancer online. Now thousands of people tune in worldwide to follow Katie's life, her treatment and how she's experiencing her new world - in her own words, "everything has changed and nothing has changed". Katie began recording conversations with her friend Clair each week ( Katie Phillips) She used to be a private person and never shared her life online ( Katie Phillips) In February this year, Katie visited a chest specialist about a persistent cough and small lump in the back of her throat. Having had no prior health concerns or issues, she couldn't have been more shocked to hear that she had cancer. The coming weeks were a blur as she discovered that she had a type of thyroid papillary cancer, known as hobnail, with a ROS1 fusion. "The shock, the sadness, the heartbreak, the 'this cannot be me' were all emotions that played out in magnitude," Katie recalled. Katie began taking medication every day to shrink the gene that causes the cancer, and months later, had a nine-hour operation to remove her thyroid and 100 lymph nodes with it. They launched a public podcast to keep family and friends updated ( Katie Phillips) Katie opens up about her new life living with thyroid cancer on it ( Katie Phillips) All the while, she spoke to her long-time fri){kind=link}
After Katie Phillips, 44, from North London, was diagnosed with a rare thyroid cancer, she decided to record an audio diary of her treatment with a friend – now strangers across the world listen to her inspiring weekly logs
Every person living with cancer has a different way of coping with the overwhelming emotions and life changes that come with it. When Katie Phillips was diagnosed with a “rare and complicated” thyroid cancer at the age of 43, she found that her most powerful tool was her voice – so she used it.
Katie decided to keep an audio diary of her conversations with a friend, and after much demand, she launched a podcast called Talking with Cancer online. Now thousands of people tune in worldwide to follow Katie’s life, her treatment and how she’s experiencing her new world – in her own words, “everything has changed and nothing has changed”.
In February this year, Katie visited a chest specialist about a persistent cough and small lump in the back of her throat.
Having had no prior health concerns or issues, she couldn’t have been more shocked to hear that she had cancer.