#117 Oncology, family & fixing what's broken before you go with Shannon Locsin

Shannon Locsin our next guest could never imagine she’d be living next to her mom on the property she grew up in but there we are on her mom’s balcony ever so close to the Kennebec river. So beautiful, lovely setting down a kind of long driveway just a wooded property that again sits right on the river. They were just hanging out at mom’s balcony having a conversation with the The Jar. Shannon kind of laughed while telling her story about her nickname among part of her family, the invisible Filipino because she’s 1/4 Filipino but she looks pretty darn Irish with her red hair so she calls her self in an Irish, Irish woman, and a Mainer. Well, her father was married four times, and that leads to some interesting conversation. She’s just renewed her vows with her husband of 26 years. She’s had that very intentional life got her degree in history, and then ultimately went on to become a nurse in oncology and that allowed her to have a more technical skilled job which came with more flexible hours. In her oncology work, Shannon obviously sees a lot of trauma, despair, death, and it’s rolled into some interesting and unique outlooks on life and she’s learned some ways to help people go through this process. She talks about what hope is, and her effort to help people fix what’s broken in their life before they pass, which is a beautiful thing to share with someone. I hope you enjoy Shannons interview as much as we did and again, we’re lucky to meet another really front line worker who’s giving their heart and soul into their own community. For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channe....l/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505 be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/Follow The Jar on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/Follow The Jar on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcast.thejarDisclaimer: The views stated in this episode are our guest's opinions and do not represent the views, beliefs or opinions of The Jar Podcast. Our goal is to provide a platform for everyone no matter what they believe, and we would like to continue to do that while making it clear our guests are not a representation of The Jar Podcast.