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Podcast: Warriors Unmasked
Episode: 225: What Happens When You're Forced to Fight for Your Own Life? Shannon Ivey on Self-Advocacy and Survival
Description: When Shannon Ivey was diagnosed with late-stage colorectal cancer at 42, she was a single mom in a new city with no built-in support system. What followed wasn't just a medical battle. It was a crash course in self-advocacy, resilience, and learning how to navigate a system that wasn't designed for someone in her position. In this episode, Shannon shares what it really looks like to face a life-threatening diagnosis while holding everything else together. From recognizing the symptoms she almost dismissed, to building her own medical team, to making the decision to fight when she wasn't sure...