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Podcast: It Happened To Me: A Rare Disease and Medical Challenges Podcast
Episode: #59 From Diagnosis to Memoir: Laura Kieger’s Mission to Share Her Family’s FAP Story
Description: In this powerful episode of It Happened To Me, hosts Beth Glassman and Cathy Gildenhorn are joined by author, advocate, and healthcare leader Laura Kieger, who shares her family’s deeply personal journey with FAP (Familial Adenomatous Polyposis), a rare genetic condition that significantly increases the risk of colorectal and other cancers.
Laura’s memoir, Summer’s Complaint, chronicles the emotional and medical challenges her family has faced across generations, from diagnosis and genetic testing to coping with loss and finding resilience. As someone who tested negative for the familial mutation herself, Laura also opens up about "surviv...