Allison Spencer

Episode 17: She is Steady and She Waits

January 23rd, 2023  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 34 secs

authenticity, cancer, hodgkin’s lymphoma, mental health, poetry, self discovery, truth

I was joined by Allison Spencer as we read and discussed my poem, She is Steady and She Waits. Allison was diagnosed with Stage 2 Unfavorable Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. (By the way, “unfavorable”? Who comes up with these terms, soccer match announcers? - “That was unlucky!”) But as terrifying as that was, she rose up to battle and, with the help of family, friends and competent medical providers, she waged battle as a head shorn warrior and the cancer is now in remission.