Laura was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in 2016, aged 28. In this episode of the Breast Cancer Now podcast, Laura shares how she felt when she first received that diagnosis 9 years ago, and how it impacted her life. She goes on to talk about living her life to the full, and adjusting to an uncertain future. Later in the conversation, Laura talks about founding Secondary Sisters, an online community supporting people with secondary cancer. She also shares how it feels, after almost a decade of living with secondary breast cancer, when people look to her as an example for living well with an incurable disease. You can find Laura on Instagram @baldbooblessandbeautiful You can find Secondary Sisters on Instagram @secondary.sisters If you'd like to find out more about Breast Cancer Now's support services, visit the Breast Cancer Now website or phone our free helpline on 0808 800 6000 (UK only). You can subscribe to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Every episode is available to watch or listen to on the Breast Cancer Now website. You can also watch it on YouTube. Key Topics: 1:34 What is secondary, or metastatic, breast cancer? 2:20 Laura's life before cancer 3:24 Laura finds a lump and is diagnosed with primary breast cancer 8:11 Treatment and surgery for breast cancer 11:14 Ways of coping with hair loss and other visible effects of cancer treatment 13:39 Laura is diagnosed with secondary, or metastatic, breast cancer 20:29 Laura writes a living list 24:35 How Laura is doing now 26:25 Laura sets up Secondary Sisters 37:37 How it feels losing friends to the same disease you have 39:07 Having time and people away from cancer 41:24 Laura's thoughts on how her story has given people hope and inspiration 42:28 Not being able to have children after breast cancer 48:10 Coping with a new diagnosis of secondary breast cancer 49:46 Laura shares her vulnerability as well as her story 56:23 What it means to Laura to "live well"

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