Tough Girl Podcast Sarah Logan - 43 married with 2 girls - diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, this is her story of survival, positivity and training for a triathlon while undergoing treatment.
Apr 13, 2017
47:18
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Show notes
- How she heard about the Tough Girl Tribe (thank you Lou!)
- Life before children - running marathons and climbing mountains
- Finding a lump in her right breast
- Being diagnosed with a very aggressive type of breast cancer
- How her whole world came crumbling down
- Dealing with the shock and trying to come to terms with it
- Losing control of her life
- Joining a FB group for women under 45 who have been diagnosed with breast cancer - The Younger Breast Cancer Network
- Setting her intentions from the start of the diagnosis
- Spending New Years Eve doing chemo - and a reminder of why good friends are so important
- A year of treatment
- How much her mentality played a part in her recovery
- Getting through the bad days and how she got through them
- How her girls coped
- Dealing with her hair loss and cutting her hair
- Why she decided to take on a triathlon while undergoing treatment
- Team Phoenix and signing up for a sprit triathlon
- Her training and how it all worked
- Her fears about the triathlon… swimming!
- Why she kept on practicing and why she enjoyed learning a new skill
- Drawing a line in the sand and using the triathlon as a way to mark the end of her treatment for cancer
- Being so happy to be alive
- Advice for other women who may be in a similar situation
- Her next challenge in 2017!
- Supporting Team Phoenix as a mentor for the ladies in South East London
- Raising funds for Team Verrico
- Looking forward to the future, focusing on her family, her work and her exercise
***CHECK YOUR BREASTS - TODAY***