Jun 2, 2023
Imagine this. Your name is Steph Catudal. You are a young
teenager, and you adore your Dad. He can do one-arm pushups and
entertain a crowd, and when you have a terrible asthma attack, he
calms you down.
One day you hear the first of many horrible coughs and soon learn
he is dying of lung cancer. His death tears at your soul, and you
become rebellious and angry; try to escape with substances and
replace your father with a relationship with an older man.
Years later, you meet the love of your life, Tommy Rivs Puzey, an
Ultramarathoner with a beautiful heart. You find happiness, marry,
and have three children. Life couldn't get better, yet one night,
lying in bed, you hear that cancer cough again, this time from your
husband's lungs.
This episode of Chatter That Matters is powerful. It's a beautiful
story that shows how the power of love, the will of an
Ultramarathoner, and how healthcare at its best can heal.
I invite Carol Lebert, Director of Support Services, Life and Health Claims, at RBC Life Insurance Company. Carol brings such context by drawing on her experience as a nurse, and she talks about the power of healing through positivity. We also discuss the mental health trauma many in the healthcare sector incur.
To purchase Steph Catudal's book Everything all at Once - https://www.amazon.com/Everything-All-at-Once-Memoir/dp/0063253135/ref=sr_1_2?crid=SAX1JYKCANT8&keywords=everything+all+at+once+%2B+catudal&qid=1685563386&s=books&sprefix=everything+all+at+once+catadul%2Cstripbooks%2C8796&sr=1-2