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How do you live when you know don’t have much time? Emma Betts is 25. She has stage four melanoma. And according to doctors, has around six months to live. In this extremely intimate No Filter, this wife, daughter, sister, crazy dog-lady, lover of pavlova, former international aid and development worker, and current writer/blogger/advocate talks to Mia about being diagnosed with cancer at 22, planning her own funeral and her hopes for her husband when she is gone. You may need tissues. TO SUPPORT TO EMMA, HEAD TO MY CAUSE Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Emma Betts. Visit her blog Dear Melonoma here. This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  To support Emma, click here. CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: podcast@mamamia.com.au tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you live when you know don’t have much time? Emma Betts is 25. She has stage four melanoma. And according to doctors, has around six months to live. In this extremely intimate No Filter, this wife, daughter, sister, crazy dog-lady, lover of pavlova, former international aid and development worker, and current writer/blogger/advocate talks to Mia about being diagnosed with cancer at 22, planning her own funeral and her hopes for her husband when she is gone. You may need tissues. <a href="https://www.mycause.com.au/page/144596/love-for-emma" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TO SUPPORT TO EMMA, HEAD TO MY CAUSE</a> Show Notes Your host is<a href="http://www.facebook.com/miafreedmanonline" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mia Freedman.</a> With thanks to special guest Emma Betts. Visit her blog <a href="http://www.dearmelanoma.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dear Melonoma </a>here. This podcast was produced by<a href="https://twitter.com/elissaratliff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Elissa Ratliff</a> <a href="https://www.mycause.com.au/page/144596/love-for-emma" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">To support Emma, click here.</a> CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: <a href="mailto:podcast@mamamia.com.au">podcast@mamamia.com.au</a> tweet us <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mamamiapodcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@mamamiapodcasts</a> or join the conversation on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/mamamiapodcastnetwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook </a> This show is part of the <a href="http://www.mamamia.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mamamia Women’s Network</a><a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Emma Betts is 25 And Planning Her Own Funeral

In this episode of A Great Recipe for Life I talk to Emma Betts, melanoma patient and author of Dear Melanoma.Emma is one of the most remarkable people I've met. When she was 22 years old, and living overseas, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Melanoma and given three months to live. Today, two years later, and thanks to a clinical trial, she is living every day as much as she can.Emma's story is particularly meaningful to me, as just over two years ago I was diagnosed with a Stage 2 Melanoma. What was particularly frightening was being told if I had waited to have my skin checked, then it most likely would have become Stage 4 within weeks, which would have given me a life expectation of months.What shocked me the most about Emma's story, is that melanoma is the #1 killer of people in their 20s. Emma is incredibly open with her story, and I'm so grateful to her. While we laughed a lot while recording this, I definitely shed more than a few tears while editing it. I hope you enjoy Emma's story, and if you only take one thing away, please get your skin checked. In fact, if you haven't had your skin checked in over a year, pick up the phone and call your GP RIGHT NOW. Before you read any further. It's a phone call that could save your life (it saved mine).  [bctt tweet="Everyone assumes you can just cut out a melanoma and you'll be fine. That isn't the case. - Emma Betts #podcast"]I was horrified to learn that sunscreen 30+ means it works 30 times more than your body naturally looks after itself. And as a redhead with white skin, my body doesn't have a lot of self-protection. This means 30 times of not much isn't much, which explains why I have been sunburnt often when wearing sunscreen. WOW. That was eye-opening. In a really bad way.[bctt tweet="It's kind of a cool cancer to have as everyone is talking about melanoma - Emma Betts #podcast"]You can find Emma at her fabulous blog Dear Melanoma, and you can support her business at Love Emma.You can connect with Emma on Facebook.If you would like to support melanoma research, please make a donation to Melanoma Institute Australia and include the reference "Dear Melanoma".What we discussed:the importance of having a pap smear, prostate checks, mammograms and sex ed at school - "if you're not mature enough to have a pap smear, you're not mature enough to have sex" being diagnosed with melanoma what causes melanoma - and what doesn't believing in science and not fads  being sun aware all year round weird and ignorant stuff people have said to Emma living in the moment what a clinical trial is and how to get into one melanoma drugs raising money for the Melanoma Institute communicating why we need to be sun safe the Cancer Council's Sun Smart app Emma's blog, Dear Melanoma and that we all have the fabulous Bec Sparrow to thank for Emma starting it launching a new business Love Emma (!!!) what not to say to people with cancer pavlova[bctt tweet="Chocolate just does NOT belong on a pavlova - Emma Betts "]pavlova vs meringue roulade bucket lists Through the Looking Glass Love Your Sister having her niece named after her, and trying to encourage her husband to have her name tattooed on his bumIf you enjoyed this podcast, I would love you to subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher or via the podcast app on your smartphone.If you REALLY loved it, I would love you to leave me a rating and review on iTunes.

In this episode of A Great Recipe for Life I talk to <a href="http://www.dearmelanoma.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emma Betts</a>, melanoma patient and author of Dear Melanoma. Emma is one of the most remarkable people I've met. When she was 22 years old, and living overseas, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Melanoma and given three months to live. Today, two years later, and thanks to a clinical trial, she is living every day as much as she can. Emma's story is particularly meaningful to me, as just over two years ago <a href="http://www.cooks-notebook.com.au/2014/01/slip-slop-slap-melanoma-scare/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I was diagnosed</a> with a Stage 2 Melanoma. What was particularly frightening was being told if I had waited to have my skin checked, then it most likely would have become Stage 4 within weeks, which would have given me a life expectation of months. What shocked me the most about Emma's story, is that melanoma is the #1 killer of people in their 20s. Emma is incredibly open with her story, and I'm so grateful to her. While we laughed a lot while recording this, I definitely shed more than a few tears while editing it.   I hope you enjoy Emma's story, and if you only take one thing away, please get your skin checked. In fact, if you haven't had your skin checked in over a year, pick up the phone and call your GP RIGHT NOW. Before you read any further. It's a phone call that could save your life (<a href="http://www.cooks-notebook.com.au/2014/01/slip-slop-slap-melanoma-scare/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">it saved mine</a>).   [bctt tweet="Everyone assumes you can just cut out a melanoma and you'll be fine. That isn't the case. - Emma Betts #podcast"] I was horrified to learn that sunscreen 30+ means it works 30 times more than your body naturally looks after itself. And as a redhead with white skin, my body doesn't have a lot of self-protection. This means 30 times of not much isn't much, which explains why I have been sunburnt often when wearing sunscreen. WOW. That was eye-opening. In a really bad way. [bctt tweet="It's kind of a cool cancer to have as everyone is talking about melanoma - Emma Betts #podcast"] You can find Emma at her fabulous blog <a href="http://www.dearmelanoma.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dear Melanoma</a>, and you can support her business at <a href="http://loveemma.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Love Emma</a>. You can connect with Emma on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dearmelanoma1/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. If you would like to support melanoma research, please make a donation to <a href="https://www.melanoma.org.au/get-involved/donate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Melanoma Institute Australia</a> and include the reference "Dear Melanoma". What we discussed: <ul><li>the importance of having a pap smear, prostate checks, mammograms and sex ed at school - "if you're not mature enough to have a pap smear, you're not mature enough to have sex"</li> <li>being diagnosed with melanoma</li> <li>what causes melanoma - and what doesn't</li> <li>believing in science and not fads </li> <li>being sun aware all year round</li> <li>weird and ignorant stuff people have said to Emma</li> <li>living in the moment</li> <li>what a clinical trial is and how to get into one</li> <li>melanoma drugs</li> <li>raising money for the Melanoma Institute</li> <li>communicating why we need to be sun safe</li> <li>the <a href="http://www.sunsmart.com.au/tools/interactive-tools/free-sunsmart-app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cancer Council's Sun Smart app</a></li> <li>Emma's blog, Dear Melanoma and that we all have the fabulous <a href="http://rebeccasparrow.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bec Sparrow</a> to thank for Emma starting it</li> <li>launching a new business Love Emma (!!!)</li> <li>what not to say to people with cancer</li> <li>pavlova</li></ul>[bctt tweet="Chocolate just does NOT belong on a pavlova - Emma Betts "] <ul><li>pavlova vs meringue roulade</li> <li>bucket lists</li> <li>Through the Looking Glass</li> <li>Love Your Sister</li> <li>having her niece named after her, and trying to encourage her husband to have her name tattooed on his bum</li></ul>If you enjoyed this podcast, I would love you to subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/great-recipe-for-life-podcast/id1112802072" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-activity-pod/a-great-recipe-for-life?refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> or via the podcast app on your smartphone. If you REALLY loved it, I would love you to leave me a rating and review on iTunes.

04 Emma Betts, Dear Melanoma