AliveAndKickn Podcast - Dianne Hammer

AliveAndKickn Podcast - Dianne Hammer

Published: February 18, 2024

Duration: 47:14

I sit down with Dianne Hammer, who shares her Lynch Syndrome story for the first time on a podcast.  Recently diagnosed, Diane is still a previvor, although she found pre-cancer when she had her hysterectomy.  She's also unsure which side of her family she inherited her mutation.  An avid writer and reader, Diane was also sexually assaulted while working at a bookstore at knifepoint.  Although able to fight him off, the person had assaulted others, and eventually caught and put away.  Diane became a changed person after the experience, similar but not the same as cancer, a car accident, etc. ...