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S03 - EP21 - “You Have One Week”: Karla Hawkins on Love, Cancer and Goodbye
Manage episode 505114392 series 3436082
At just 31, Karla Hawkins’ husband Dan was diagnosed with stage four bladder cancer. Overnight, life became a whirlwind of surgeries, drug trials, and caregiving — all while trying to hold onto hope.
In this moving episode, Karla shares:
• The shock of a rare diagnosis in young adulthood
• Becoming a full-time caregiver while balancing work and finances
• The phone call that told her Dan had just one week to live
• Their last-minute wedding in his father’s garden before hospice care
• The decision not to use Dan’s stored sperm after his death
• How she rebuilt her life while keeping Dan’s memory visible
This is a story about love, logistics, loss — and the impossible choices we make when time runs out.
150 episodes
S03 - EP21 - “You Have One Week”: Karla Hawkins on Love, Cancer and Goodbye
Widowed AF: Real stories of love, grief and beyond - With Rosie Moss
Manage episode 505114392 series 3436082
At just 31, Karla Hawkins’ husband Dan was diagnosed with stage four bladder cancer. Overnight, life became a whirlwind of surgeries, drug trials, and caregiving — all while trying to hold onto hope.
In this moving episode, Karla shares:
• The shock of a rare diagnosis in young adulthood
• Becoming a full-time caregiver while balancing work and finances
• The phone call that told her Dan had just one week to live
• Their last-minute wedding in his father’s garden before hospice care
• The decision not to use Dan’s stored sperm after his death
• How she rebuilt her life while keeping Dan’s memory visible
This is a story about love, logistics, loss — and the impossible choices we make when time runs out.
150 episodes
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