A call from an old friend prompts Pen to mull over what we give of ourselves to others. Should she worry about how honest she's been in writing her blog (and by association in this podcast), should she be fearful of the message that being so brutally honest sends out?

"We want to be known.  And we do.  But we want to carefully curate what is known about us.  Look at facebook, twitter, in fact all social media and you get a distilled concentrate of how each and every participant wants to be known.  Facebook doesn’t paint a portrait so much as provide a series of self-styled snapshots, group them together and you get an outline of a figure but the detail is often missing.  I doubt I’m alone in diving into the profiles and newsfeeds of both relative strangers and long lost acquaintances to see how they want to be known..."

Searingly honest, heart-breaking, often sweary and laugh out loud funny, LUMP is one woman’s rollercoaster ride through the mind meltdown which comes with learning you have breast cancer. 

Utterly human and compelling, it’s a unique story which will resonate with anyone and everyone who’s ever had a battle with a life changing event in their lives.

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Written and narrated by Pennie Latin-Stuart

Lump is produced by Adventurous Audio and sponsored by The Head Gardener

It was recorded by the legends who are Dave and Johnny at The Music Shed Recording Studios

Special thanks to Incredible Feet for their inspiration and belief in the importance of LUMP and for constantly reminding us that while every cancer journey is unique, we never need to run it alone.

You'll find the written version of this episode here.