afterthoughts

Maddie joined us to tell her stories about dealing with stomach side-effects at Swiftogeddon, how writing a will can be empowering and how she became more confident talking openly about her cancer over time. You know what to do pals, we're wherever you usually listen to podcasts

For an incredibly niche podcast like ours, getting any downloads feels pretty great. But hitting a big milestone? Priceless. So when we hit 10,000 downloads, we decided to check in with some of our guests from previous series to see what they were up to and how they were doing.

The path to a cancer diagnosis isn't always straight forward, especially when you're young. Jake found himself in hospital with a blood clot in his arm after running a half marathon. The real moment Jake knew something was seriously wrong? When his brother broke Jake's leg

Ever found yourself in a situation where you end up throwing wee in the direction of someone cute? Shaumya has. And we're pretty sure any young person who's had cancer will have their own embarassing/funny/mortifying story. Listen to this whole ep wherever you get your podcasts.

HEY remember Aiden, our host for the most recent series of AfterThoughts? Here's he talks about ending up down a cancer symptoms wormhole after watching After Life and finding a diagnosis for his own strange symptoms. His whole episode is wherever you usually get your podcasts.

Series Three saw us joined by the inimitable @iAmLaurenMahon . She spoke about the lasting impact of cancer on her mind. Listen to her whole ep wherever you usually listen to podcasts

Series Two saw us *dive in* to explore The Teenage Years. Partnering with Teenage Cancer Trust , we began unpicking what it's like to get diagnosed with cancer before you're 25. Here's a clip of Bhav from that series. Listen to the whole ep wherever you get your podcasts

She joined us on THE VERY FIRST series AfterThoughts to talk about her experience of living with cancer for 11 years at that point, and shared the story of the very first time she heard the CoppaFeel! Charity Number. Listen to the whole episode wherever you get your podcasts.

We were really saddened to learn of the death of our friend @howtoglitteraturd last month. Kris lived with secondary breast cancer for 15 years. After her diagnosis, Kris decided to change the world and set up @coppafeel in an effort to stamp out late detection of breast cancer.

You can also keep an eye on all our work by following @tobypeach (on Twitter) and @alicemaypurkiss on the gram. See ya soon!

Til then, you can still find all of the brilliant storytellers from past series wherever you listen to your podcasts. We’ll be sharing some Best Bits over the coming weeks and we hope you’ll join us on memory lane.

Hello! You might have noticed it’s been a while since we posted here on our Instagram. Right now, AfterThoughts is on a bit of an extended break. We’re hoping to be back in your ears sometime in the future, but we’re in the process of figuring out how we might make that happen.

Oh and sperm. Sperm. Sperm. Sperm. Dates in his thread. Whose coming to play? @TeenageCancer @trekstock @TYACancerPro @ShineCancerSupp

We may be taking a little break from AfterThoughts but we're busy on lots of other bits. @TobyPeach has a new show - inspired by his fertility experience - it's about Life... Creating it Protecting it Losing it + how you cope with the utter uncertainty that comes with living!

Psssst! While we're between series', we've been squirrelling away behind the scenes and we're now on YouTube. You'll find all of S1 & S2 (from 2020! And 2021!) on there. Other episodes to follow. Now's a great time to DIVE IN to all the old episodes. @AfterThoughts34" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@AfterThoughts…

Hair loss is one of the most visible side effects of cancer treatment - but what don't we see? Our storytellers share some of the invisible impacts of hair loss in our latest bitesized Thoughtcast. Available now, wherever you listen to your podcasts

Difficult convos happen a lot when you're diagnosed with cancer. Listen to how our storytellers navigate some tricky chats & find resources for managing your own in our latest Thoughtcast (bitesized ep): afterthoughts.simplecast.com or wherever you usually get your podcasts

Want a bitesized episode of AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years, exploring some of the themes from our latest series on life after a cancer diagnosis? You do? How lucky. Check out our Thoughtcasts on mental health, hairloss and having difficult conversations: afterthoughts.simplecast.com

EVERY CANCER PATIENT HAS A POO STORY. It really matters.

As ever, we've ended the series by reflecting on some of our fave bits with our Wrap Up episode. Find it now wherever you usually listen to your podcasts. We're in all the places