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It's January and that means Katy and her sisters are off on Sisterfest!

Katy and her two older sisters Sara and Dana have been taking an annual trip together every year in January—which begs the question, would you even WANT to spend that much time with your adult siblings? Would you get sick of each other? Katy asks her sisters if they are sick of her!

They dispute the pros and cons of cruising, the uselessness of trying to get the perfect photo, and how experiencing a terminal cancer diagnosis (whether for yourself or your sister) can put your entire life and priorities into perspective.

And with that in mind, Katy asks her sister Dana, who is currently fighting brain cancer: what do you now think is a total waste of time?

Listen in on past Sisterfest episodes:

Episode 569 To Cruise or Not to Cruise

Epispde 411 A Sisterly Quest to Midnight Madness

Hear more from Katy's sisters here:

Episode 243 SISTERS, Part 2

Episode 242 SISTERS, Part 1

***Katy's sister Dana has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 agressive brain cancer. To help with the staggering medical costs—her specialist is outside her insurance network—as well of the costs of temporarily relocating to San Francsico for her treatments, please consider donating to her GoFundMe. Anything you can contribute will be extremely helpful. Thank you.***

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