Someone Like Me – Your Cancer Community Podcast
Episodes
Losing Her Husband Dean to Brain Cancer, Michaela’s Story
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michaela and Dean met as teenagers and spent fourteen years growing up together, building a life full of love, laughter, and unforgettable memories. T...
December Feels Heavy, This One’s for You
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this December mini-episode, Vanessa talks about why this month can feel heavier, especially for those living with cancer, survivors, and anyone gri...
Stage 4 breast cancer at just 21 - Ziva's Story
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Vanessa speaks with Ziva Cussen, who was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer at just twenty one years of age. Ziva gives an hones...
Breast Cancer: Four Women, One Shared Journey
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode of Season 1, I sit down with Karen Kruger, Avril Tierney, and Niamh Noonan to talk openly about life with breast cancer. We shar...
Brain Surgery to Thyroid, Salivary & Neck Lymph Cancer: Demelza’s Story
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Demelza shares her incredible journey, having brain surgery in 2017 and facing three cancer diagnoses — thyroid, salivary, and lymph node cancer of ...
Living with Stage 4: Brendan’s Bowel Cancer Journey
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great chat with Breandán Ó Maoldúin, who opens up about his personal journey with bowel cancer (also known as colon cancer) and Lynch syndr...
Losing Both Parents to Cancer: Caroline’s Story
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this heartfelt episode of 'Someone Like Me', Caroline Corcoran shares her profound journey of loss, having lost both her parents to cance...
Prostate Cancer: Mental & Sexual Health – Martin’s Story
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this conversation, Martin Sweeney shares his personal journey with prostate cancer, detailing the initial signs, diagnosis, and the emotiona...
Olivia’s Breast Cancer Story & Her Dad’s Cancer Battle
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of Someone Like Me, host Vanessa speaks with Olivia Carpenter, a breast cancer survivor who shares her inspiring journey of res...
Breast Surgeon Becomes Breast Cancer Patient: Dr. Liz O’Riordan
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Liz O’Riordan, a breast surgeon who faced breast cancer not once but three times, joins me for a powerful and deeply personal conversation. Liz ...
Vanessa’s Story: The Days Compassion Was Missing
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this solo episode, Vanessa shares a deeply personal experience that shook her to the core. What started as a frightening health scare quickly turne...
Bowel Cancer Shock: From Appendix Pain to Diagnosis at 33 - Claire’s Story
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryWhat started as suspected appendicitis turned into a shocking diagnosis of Stage 4 bowel cancer. At just 33, Claire was preparing for her weddi...
Stage 1 Melanoma to Terminal Cancer – Gill’s Story
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gill Costelloe opens up about her melanoma journey — from an early diagnosis in 2016 to the shocking moment it spread to six parts ...
Only 13% of people survive Pancreatic Cancer. Pam is one of them.
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful episode, I sit down with Pamela Deasy to talk about the fight of her life and how persistence and self-advocacy saved her. Pam truste...
Cancer Hit Our Family Hard: A Chat with My Big Brother Paddy
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Someone Like Me, I sit down with my big brother Paddy for a chat that means a lot to both of us. We talk about how cancer hit our f...
Nine Weeks Into Mammy Life – Then Came Breast Cancer
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with Francesca, who was diagnosed with breast cancer just nine weeks after giving birth to her beautiful baby girl. This is a real, raw, ho...
Scanxiety is real — and Vanessa’s talking about it.
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa opens up about scanxiety - the fear that creeps in before scan results. Five years cancer free, but the panic still hits. From chemo flashback...
Bowel Cancer at 25: Natasha’s Story
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of 'Someone Like Me', host Vanessa Mooney speaks with Natasha O Byrne, a young mother diagnosed with bowel cancer at ...
They Said Long Covid - It Was Lung Cancer: Samantha’s Story
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa sits down with Samantha to talk about her powerful lung cancer journey.Samantha was diagnosed in her 40s, and her story is a reminder of the i...
You Have Cancer: Now What?
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this mini-podcast, Vanessa talks about what really happens after you hear those words — you have cancer.She chats about all the appointments, sur...
Miriam shares her journey with melanoma
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Miriam shares her unexpected journey with melanoma, detailing her diagnosis, treatment, and the emotional rollercoaster that followed. She emphasizes ...
Mad Sh#t People Say When You Have Cancer
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I have a co-host Laura with me, and we talk about the mad sh#t people say when they hear you have cancer.It’s a short episode, just...
Love, Loss, and Three Cancer Diagnoses – Ray Tells Mary’s Story
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful episode, I’m joined by Ray Tobin a husband and father who shares the heartbreaking and inspiring story of his wife, Mary.Mary was...
Veronica’s Lung Cancer Journey – My Chemo Sister
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful episode, I sit down with my sister Veronica, my chemo sister. We were both diagnosed with cancer just months apart, me with breast ca...
Facing Cancer at 29: Niamh’s Triple Positive Breast Cancer Story
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Someone Like Me – Your Cancer Community, Vanessa speaks with Niamh Noonan, who was diagnosed with triple positive breast cancer j...
Together Through It All: John’s Prostate Cancer Story, with Sharon by His Side
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this heartfelt conversation, Vanessa Mooney speaks with Sharon and John Fitzmaurice about their journey through prostate cancer. They discuss the u...
Why I Created Someone Like Me: My Breast Cancer Journey
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this very first episode, I’m sharing my own story — the one that started it all.From being diagnosed with breast cancer at 40 to going through ...