I feel like I'm the tornado that happened to other people"

A cancer diagnosis doesn't just change your health.. it changes everything. In Part 2 of 3, Mayya opens up about what it meant to lose her identity as the high-achieving professional, the mom who had it all together. She talks about having to stop breastfeeding because of cancer medication, her mother selling the house she'd lived in for 30 years to move in and help, and the thought no parent should ever be forced to sit with: is it better if my kids don't remember me?

Chapters:
0:00 — Introduction
0:20 — The job opportunity of a lifetime, a new baby, and a diagnosis
1:44 — "I wasn't that corporate Barbie anymore"
3:24 — "I feel like I'm the tornado that happened to other people"
5:51 — The only time she felt human: breastfeeding her baby
6:41 — Having to stop breastfeeding because of cancer medication
9:35 — Family therapy and holding each other's hope

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