7: Parent Caregiver & Author Diane Koster
Podcast |
Untrained Wisdom
Publisher |
Shuva Rahim
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Elder Care
Health
Interview
Publication Date |
Jul 07, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:52:37

Lindsay Thul was only 28 when she was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer, a rare and aggressive disease. She died 10 months later at age 29 at her Davenport, Iowa home. Her mother, Diane Koster, talks about this difficult journey – much of which is chronicled in a book released in spring 2020 she co-authored with her daughter called Lindsay's Legacy: A Mother's Memories. Lindsay's contribution to the book derives from dozens of GoFundMe posts she wrote to help pay for medical expenses as well as raise awareness about the disease.Since the book's release Lindsay's Legacy Fund was established through Genesis Health System, which serves a 17-county, bi-state region of Iowa and Illinois. The fund's purpose is to help IBC patients who are burdened by the expense of tests, treatments, consultations, and travel. A portion of annual funds may also be directed to IBC research.Go to The IBC Network to learn more about Inflammatory Breast Cancer.breast-cancer-research-program.html">The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is a leading facility for IBC research. Click to view a downloadable link to this episode's transcript.If you enjoy this show, click here and follow the instructions to leave a review.

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