The Teenage Years: Freddie - Losing Friends, Patient Advocacy and Clinical Trials - a podcast by Toby Peach & Alice-May Purkiss

AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community.

We're here for episode three, and we're joined by Freddie, who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when he was 16. Neuroblastoma is typically seen in babies and toddlers, so Freddie found himself even more stuck between the phases of childhood and adulthood than most teenage cancer patients do. He joined us to chat about losing old friends and making new ones, the importance of advocating for yourself and getting so close to his mum he could recognise her footsteps in the hallway. It's a goosepimple raiser, that's for sure. 

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AfterThoughts : The Teenage Years is supported by Teenage Cancer Trust. Teenage Cancer Trust support those diagnosed with cancer when they're 13-24 and provide specialised nursing care and support to get them through treatment.

As ever, AfterThoughts deals with some conversations you may find tricky to listen to. If you need any further support, please don't hesitate to reach out to a friend, or find support from any of the brilliant charities online.

AfterThoughts is produced by Toby Peach and Alice-May Purkiss from Beyond Arts. Sounds by Kieron Lucas and Dinah Mullen.

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