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Learning to love food again: My Mouth Cancer Story

Season 6, Ep. 2
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TW - suicidal thoughts


Laura Marston was told that she had stage 4 tongue cancer, and would need almost her entire tongue removed as a result. During lockdown, she then decided to turn her experiences into something positive and wrote a cookbook for people with mouth cancer, so that they can help rediscover foods they love too.


You can read Laura's cookbook for free here: https://theswallows.org.uk/library-item/lauras-im-dizz-cook-book-eating-with-confidence/


Find Laura on:


TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dizz_zey

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dizziauthor/


Learn more about Mouth Cancer Action Month by going to www.mouthcancer.org



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