About this episode

Alanna Conaway shares her unexpected journey battling cancer at 44 years old with hosts Jon Brennan and Beth Stolarczyk.

Alanna Conaway is a music journalist, author and longtime friend of Jon Brennan. She drops by the “Getting Real With Jon & Beth" to speak to Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan about her unexpected journey battling cancer this past year at 44 years old. You can follow her journey on Instagram @alannaconawayCheck out her books “Pippi And The Lamb” and “Pippi Gets A Job” on Amazon. You can donate to her GoFundme campaign at: https://gofund.me/48cb8b22f Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Jon Brennan, Beth Stolarczyk

Guest: Alanna Conaway

Topics covered

• cancer journey
• music journalism
• friendship
• personal stories
• book promotion

Keywords

• cancer
• music journalist
• Alanna Conaway
• Pippi And The Lamb
• Pippi Gets A Job
• GoFundme
• Instagram

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GoFundme

Books & works: Pippi And The Lamb, Pippi Gets A Job

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