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The Uterus Chronicles: Teen Pregnancy, Adoption, and the Cancer Flip
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses teen pregnancy, adoption, and cancer diagnosis.
Jamie Shoemaker’s life has never been a straight line. From navigating a high-pressure teen pregnancy in a conservative church to choosing a private open adoption at fifteen, Jamie has spent her life breaking cycles. She’s been an egg donor, a mother, and a fierce advocate for her own body—a skill that became a matter of life and death when a routine check-up turned into a cervical cancer diagnosis at age 35.
In this conversation, Jamie opens up about the "mind-fuck" of having her uterus—the organ that…
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