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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Nia Dalton

'I share my rare cancer journey with strangers - talking about death is the hardest part'

Every person living with cancer has a different way of coping with the overwhelming emotions and life changes that come with it. When Katie Phillips was diagnosed with a "rare and complicated" thyroid cancer at the age of 43, she found that her most powerful tool was her voice - so she used it.

Katie decided to keep an audio diary of her conversations with a friend, and after much demand, she launched a podcast called Talking with Cancer online. Now thousands of people tune in worldwide to follow Katie's life, her treatment and how she's experiencing her new world - in her own words, "everything has changed and nothing has changed".

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