05/26/2026
It feels like a lifetime since my diagnosis almost 10 years ago!
What the last decade has taught me is this: Iām a warrior. But Iām also someone who almost didnāt make it. More than once. And that truth still terrifies me.
The road to this studio, to this microphone, to YOU has been filled with trauma, heartbreak, grief, hopelessness, and moments I truly didnāt think I could survive.
But somehow, it all led here.
And the wildest part?
I trust you more than some of the people Iāve known for almost 50 years.
Why? Because you listen.
You believe in me.
You care.
And you understand what it means to carry pain no one else can fully see.
Together, weāve opened wounds. Unearthed things buried deep. The kind of pain that festers until it becomes illness, suffering, and isolation.
And still, we keep on truckinā. Together.
This final episode of The Aftermath closes out a series that was never about sensationalizing true crime. It was about the people left living in the aftermath. The survivors. The families. The professionals carrying trauma long after the headlines fade.
We talked about grief. Chronic illness. Survival. Resilience. ADVOCACY. And what it means to keep living after the unimaginable.
And what I realized is this, I donāt need a niche series to advocate for people in pain.
I just need to keep doing the work.
So, thanks for sitting in it with me.
Because the only way out is through.
XO
Lyndsay
