Stories from a mother and daughter whove faced lung cancer as a family
When Delaram Cavey was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer seven years ago, she was fortunate to have two wonderful daughters to help her along her journey. \n\nDelaram and her older daughter, Catherine Cavey, joined the podcast to share the story of Delaram\u2019s cancer diagnosis and treatment.\n\nThey also talked about how the cancer experience has sparked an interest in science in their family. Catherine has created an educational resource to raise awareness of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations, and they\u2019ve founded GoMENA to create pathways for immigrant girls of Middle Eastern and North African descent to become engineers in the United States (https://gomena.us/). \n\nDelaram Cavey is a career member of the United States foreign service. Her daughter, Catherine Cavey, is in the 10th grade at Edison High School in Fairfax, Virginia.\n\n5:09 \u2013 The story of Delaram\u2019s lung cancer diagnosis\n\n9:08 \u2013 Catherine on her memories of her mom\u2019s diagnosis\n\n12:54 \u2013 What it was like for Delaram, as a never smoker, to learn she has lung cancer\n\n13:46 \u2013 How the cancer journey brought their family closer together \n\n17:05 \u2013 How Catherine has helped raise awareness of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations\n\n20:40 \u2013 How her mom\u2019s experience has impacted Catherine\u2019s career goals\n\n23:42 \u2013 On living your best life, every day\n\n28:46 \u2013 Advice from Catherine for other children whose parents are diagnosed with cancer\n\n29:36 \u2013 Why they founded GoMENA to create pathways for immigrant girls of Middle Eastern and North African descent to become engineers in the United States\nhttps://gomena.us/