Hard to Kill!

This week Pen's ruminating on what to say when people keep on insisting on asking her how she is.

"David’s niece came to visit the other week and instead of asking me how I was she told me how she’d passed David as she came up the track.  They’d stopped and wound down their respective car windows, ‘how’s Pen?’ she’d asked, ‘hard to kill’ came David’s reply.   It was perfect and I snatched at it like a long sought, odd-shaped jigsaw piece.    If you reply ‘hard to kill’ each time someone asks how you are you provide them with just the right dose of dark humour, light touch and get out of jail free card..."

Lump is produced by Adventurous Audio and sponsored by The Head Gardener

It was recorded by the legends who are Dave and Johnny at The Music Shed Recording Studios

Special thanks to Incredible Feet for their inspiration and belief in the importance of LUMP and for constantly reminding us that while every cancer journey is unique, we never need to run it alone.

You'll find the written version of this episode here.

Searingly honest, heart-breaking, often sweary and laugh out loud funny, LUMP is one woman’s rollercoaster ride through the mind meltdown which comes with learning you have breast cancer. 

Utterly human and compelling, it’s a unique story which will resonate with anyone and everyone who’s ever had a battle with a life changing event in their lives.

Read more here

Written and narrated by Pennie Latin-Stuart