In this episode of Living With and Beyond Cancer, host Steve Pointon speaks with Charlotte Forster, who shares her deeply personal journey through love, loss, and resilience in the face of cancer. Charlotte recounts her relationship with Andy, who was diagnosed with kidney cancer, and the challenges they faced together, including treatment, side effects, and the impact on their family life. After Andy's heartbreaking passing, Charlotte unexpectedly receives her own cancer diagnosis, leading her to navigate her recovery while raising their daughter. Throughout the conversation, Charlotte emphasizes the importance of community support, mental health, and the profound changes that a cancer diagnosis brings to one's life. She also discusses her advocacy work for bereavement support and the need for reform in financial assistance for young widows.

Link to the bereavement payment petition that Charlotte talks about Raise Bereavement Support Payment and extend beyond 18 months - Petitions

Most cancer survivors learn to live with the shadow of the disease. But what happens when fear, systems failure, and personal trauma collide? Join Steve Pointon, a twice-diagnosed kidney cancer patient, as he shares his extraordinary journey from shock to resilience—and how he’s now turning his pain into purpose.