Dying Out Loud: A Terminal Man's Final Letters

0:00Chris Sime got hit with stage 4 colon cancer, exactly 10 years after beating it the first time. Now 52, this executive and coach from Kansas City decided not to let it silence him. He wrote 74 personal letters to family, friends, old teachers, co-workers, even strangers. Full of thanks, regrets, and goodbyes. Those letters sparked his podcast, dying out loud, where he reads them live, sparking real talks people often skip. He records from his downtown apartment with his husband Anthony, where they've settled into quiet nights of pizza, games, and karaoke. Tumors crowd his lungs, a grapefruit-sized one wrecked his shoulder, and daily pain hits between 3 and 6 on the scale. He just stopped chemo to squeeze every drop from his days, and opened up publicly about sexual abuse from age 4 to 16 that he buried for. Decades His family's been through it, lost his army dad 5 years back, then Chris's first diagnosis rocked them. He wants them fearless, assuring no regrets on his end, though he feels short at 30 more years.

1:03The dogs, Zoe and Bailey stick to him like glue, sensing his fade, which breaks his heart most. Back in 2012, at 38, stress and bright red blood in his stool led to stage 3 colon cancer. He jetted to Amsterdam, the Caribbean, Europe bucket list style. Now cancers and lungs, kidney, lymph nodes, no surgeries fix it. He pushes colon screening at 30, not 45, since it's killing under 50s fastest. Through the pod, he's gifting his voice and face forever episodes for kids, grandkids, close ones to replay when missing him. Selfishly cathartic, it's turning his hand into a full house, loud to the end. Stay informed with Kansas News Today, AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with The Story.