Share Your Story: Carly Flumer

Carly is a stage I papillary cancer survivor. She is passionate about creating better health outcomes for cancer patients through the fields of health literacy, patient education, and cancer research.

01:23: So, I was diagnosed when I was 27.
02:43: My doctor felt a lump in my throat.
04:00: I was working at a hospital at the time
05:18: I do think it is important to have a second opinion.
07:00: My surgeon was calling to tell me that it had metastasized.
08:06: It's a pill that that is radioactive.
10:08: I had this large incision in my neck
11:32: People call it the good cancer.
13:36: I also wanted to be seen as a normal person.
15:28: I don't really like asking people for help.
19:07: My lying down pulse was 150 beats per minute.
21:55: The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that's located in your neck.
24:32: I am considered in remission.
26:00: What was your worst moment?
27:36: What was your best moment?
29:25: How do you look at your life differently now than before you had cancer?
30:45: I want to advance research in the cancer community.
32:25: What is the one thing that you wish you had known at the beginning of your cancer journey?
35:32: If you can only do one thing to improve health care in the US, what would it be and why?
39:40: Thriver Rapid Fire Questions
41:00: What is one resource that you would recommend for cancer patients and caregivers?

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