Humorist Annabelle Gurwitch faces stage 4 cancer, finds ‘unexpected joys’
8 April - 44 mins
Podcast Series
Fresh Air
In 2020, writer Annabelle Gurwitch went to urgent care for a COVID-19 test and learned she had stage 4 lung cancer. She writes about life as a "cancer slacker" in her memoir, ‘The End of My Life is Killing Me.’ The humorist spoke with Terry Gross about facing her mortality, divorce, and going on a tour with her boyfriend and a young heavy metal band.
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