Rehabbing From Cancer, With 9-Year Survivor Michele Longabaugh

Michele Longabaugh is a 9-year stage 4 cancer survivor. She was diagnosed in 2010 with anal cancer and has far exceeded her 3-year "expiration date," as she described it.

During our conversation we discussed:

The challenging treatment she went through
The stigma associated with anal cancer
The long term side effects of her treatments and how she's managing them
What she meant when she said "I wish they would have treated me like I was going to survive."
Why she feels like she's now "living the dream" as a cancer survivor.
The fact that many oncologists and surgeons fail to address the impact of cancer on the sexual function of cancer survivors and patients and how she'd like this to change.
How she wishes patients would be offered "cancer rehab."
How surviving cancer has changed her.