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Crazy Good Ageing

Crazy Good Ageing

By: Dorthy Shore Valerie Freeman
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Crazy Good Ageing is hosted by longtime friends and co-founders of Prime Women Media and PrimeWomen.com. We dive into the wild, wonderful, and sometimes crazy moments of ageing. From career reinvention and dating drama to beauty secrets and belly laughs, we're talking about it all. Whether you're married, single, widowed, or just figuring it all out, this is your space to feel seen, heard, and totally inspired. Because getting older isn't the end—it's just getting good.2025 Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease
Episodes
  • Lung Cancer After 50: What Women Need to Know About Early Detection, Surgery, and Treatment

    Lung Cancer After 50: What Women Need to Know About Early Detection, Surgery, and Treatment
    27 Oct 2026
    A suspicious lung scan raises an urgent question: Where should you go next? Dr. Inderpal Sarkaria explains why involving an experienced lung cancer team—with a multidisciplinary tumor board—early, before a biopsy is performed, can help guide the steps that follow. In this episode of Crazy Good Ageing, Dorthy Shore speaks with Dr. Sarkaria, Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center, about what patients should understand from the first suspicious scan through diagnosis and treatment. Drawing on Dorthy's own lung cancer experience, they discuss how specialists work together to evaluate a lung nodule, plan testing, determine the stage of cancer, and recommend a treatment approach. Topics include:
    • Where to turn after a suspicious lung scan
    • What a tumor board does and why it matters
    • Why biopsy planning should involve an experienced lung cancer team
    • Screening considerations for former smokers
    • When to seek a second opinion
    • Robotic and minimally invasive thoracic surgery
    • How surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy fit into treatment
    • Molecular testing and the future of personalized cancer care For patients and families, this conversation offers a clearer understanding of the process—and questions to ask before taking the next step. Subscribe to Crazy Good Ageing for more conversations about health, longevity, and living fully. Visit Prime Women and sign up for our free newsletter:
    https://primewomen.com This conversation is for general education. Discuss your individual screening, diagnostic, and treatment needs with your healthcare team. #LungCancer #ThoracicSurgery #CrazyGoodAgeing
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    33 min
  • Lung Cancer Surgery: What I Wasn't Prepared For | Part 3

    Lung Cancer Surgery: What I Wasn't Prepared For | Part 3
    20 Oct 2026
    "I was not prepared for what happened." What is recovery from lung cancer surgery really like? In the third episode of Facing Cancer with Eyes Wide Open, Dorthy Shore shares the difficult first days, the encouraging news, and the questions that remained after her surgery. Joining her Crazy Good Ageing co-host Valerie Freeman, Dorthy explains why a planned robotic procedure became open surgery—and how her surgeon removed the upper lobe of her left lung, a small portion of the lower lobe, and repaired her pulmonary artery. She opens up about pain, her hospital stay, accepting help from friends, and the unexpected challenge of returning to Jackson Hole's higher altitude during recovery. In this conversation: • Why Dorthy sought opinions from three cancer centers • What happened during her lung cancer surgery • Clean surgical margins and negative lymph nodes—and why further review was still needed • The physical and emotional realities of recovery • How faith, prayer, and friendship supported her • Questions about additional treatment after surgery • Her message about speaking up and advocating for your health This episode was recorded during Dorthy's early recovery. References to upcoming appointments, testing, and treatment decisions reflect what she knew at that time. WATCH THE SERIES Part 1: • Special Series - Facing Cancer with Eyes W... Part 2: • Special Series - Facing Cancer with Eyes W... Subscribe to Crazy Good Ageing for honest conversations about health, reinvention, and making the most of life after 50. Visit https://primewomen.com and sign up for our free newsletter for women over 50. This conversation shares a personal experience, not medical advice. Discuss symptoms, screening, treatment, and travel after surgery with your healthcare team. #LungCancer #LungCancerRecovery #CrazyGoodAgeing Chapters 00:00 Facing Cancer with Eyes Wide Open: Part 3 01:18 Why surgery was more complicated than expected 03:40 Removing the tumor and repairing the pulmonary artery 05:02 Pathology results: good news and remaining questions 06:37 Early recovery and follow-up plans 07:14 Returning to Jackson Hole after surgery 09:06 What Dorthy wasn't prepared for 10:56 Why help at home mattered 11:28 Finding the cancer and following up 12:45 Faith, prayer, and support 14:39 Advocating for yourself and preparing for recovery 16:53 Tumor board review and possible next steps 19:02 Gratitude and lessons to share
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    21 min
  • Why Second Opinions Matter

    Why Second Opinions Matter
    3 Aug 2026

    After being diagnosed with lung cancer, Dorthy sought opinions from specialists at Memorial Sloan Kettering, MD Anderson and UT Southwestern—but each consultation offered a different perspective on her complicated surgery.

    In this episode of Crazy Good Aging, Dorthy compares her experiences at all three cancer centers and explains how she ultimately selected the surgeon she trusted to perform the operation.

    She discusses why patients should research the best specialist for their specific condition, how an updated scan changed one surgeon's assessment and why the surgeon's experience can be just as important as the hospital's reputation.

    Dorthy also shares the unexpected conversation that reassured her about her choice, the role faith played in finding peace and the lasting lesson her cancer diagnosis taught her about living life to the fullest.

    Join us for the next episode as Dorthy shares what happened during surgery and how she moved forward afterward.

    This video presents one patient's personal experience and does not provide medical advice. Consult a qualified healthcare professional about your individual diagnosis and treatment options.

    #CrazyGoodAging #LungCancer #SecondOpinion #CancerJourney #PatientAdvocacy
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    21 min
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