Listen, we need to talk about your drinking. And our drinking. Do booze and cancer mix? Some of us feel judged by peers, family, and even ourselves for post-diagnosis merriment. Do you have fear and shame around cracking a beer? The gals ponder: can deciding to “live a little” cause us to “die a little” (more quickly)? Some listeners say “bottoms up!” while others just can’t hang with the more severe hangovers and guilt. Then, what’s with the pressure on cancer people to become exemplary, sober, organic-eating triathletes? Stef is the same person she was before; Amy considers becoming a spin instructor. What exactly is the REAL risk of dranking dranks AFTER diagnosis, when the horse is already out of the barn?  Should we all  just “ask a tail to hide”? In our premiere cancer-celeb gossip segment: this just in, Sheryl Crow and Lance Armstrong split! (In 2006!) And RATS asks: what makes alcohol so bad for our bods, anyway, and how do statistics even work? Plus, we share 5 great mocktail recipes. Just kidding—there are no great mocktails!

To learn more about the RATS in this episode, check out this NYT article, and this one, too.

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