{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"A Life Afterlife ","title":"A Life Afterlife: Michaela Dunphy & Carly Mahady (Episode 3)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3456,"description":"In this deeply moving episode of A Life After Life, host Deborah Gaby Baker sits down with two extraordinary young women from Dublin — Michaela Dunphy and Carly Mahady — whose lives have been profoundly shaped by cancer.Michaela shares the heartbreaking journey of her husband Dean, who was diagnosed with an aggressive glioblastoma brain tumour at just 31. From the terrifying moment of his first seizure on the motorway, to two brain surgeries, rounds of chemo and radiation, and a wedding that took place just days before his passing — Michaela's story is one of fierce love, unimaginable loss, and remarkable strength. Now a widow and mother to four-year-old Sloane, she has channelled her grief into the Dean Dunphy Fund, raising money for glioblastoma research in Ireland alongside Professor Annette Byrne's team at RCSI.Carly tells her own story of being diagnosed with secretory carcinoma — an extremely rare breast cancer affecting just 0.01% of people — at 24. Despite being dismissed as a teenager when she first found a lump, Carly persisted, advocated for herself, and came out the other side after a mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation, and IVF egg retrieval. Now nearly six years cancer-free, she is a passionate voice for self-checks, lowering mammogram age limits, and better aftercare for young women.Together, these two women remind us that cancer doesn't discriminate by age — and that turning pain into purpose can change and save lives.Content warning: This episode discusses cancer diagnosis, reoccurrence, palliative care, brain tumours, grief, and loss.Timecodes:TimeTopic\n0:00 | Content warning & support resources\n0:32 | Welcome & introduction of Michaela Dunphy and Carly Mahady\n1:27 | Overview: the Dean Dunphy Fund and Carly's awareness work\n2:08 | What A Life After Life is about\n2:35 | Michaela's story begins — growing up in Ballyfermot, meeting Dean\n3:03 | Miscarriage and early anxiety\n4:12 | Lockdown, saving for a house, baby Sloane arrives\n4:34 | Dean's first...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/77UQDefYFXLQE3oPXyRL9vU9brHPDMl1cn8HqU9Tmkg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZDE1/NWU2YmE4Yjg5OWRk/ZWNjMzBkNTUwMmJh/MjhlOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}