The Silent Battle

Today I will be interviewing Dr. Victor Thannickal. Dr. Thannickal is a Professor of Medicine and the Harry B. Greenberg Chair in the Department of Medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine. He has also served on the faculty of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Michigan, and Tufts University School of Medicine, where he completed his fellowship in Pulmonary and Crit...

Today, I will be interviewing Cherie Acosta. Cherie resides in Houston, TX ,and she battles Sjogrens, RA, Raynaud’s, Interstitial Cystitis, and Morphea. She is a retired costume design professor, and she completed an exhibit called Beautiful Affliction that looks at the invisibility of disease (autoimmune disease) through visual arts .The exhibit was in the Houston Health Museum ,New York, and Par...

Today, I will be interviewing Joseph Thompson. Joseph is from Elmwood, TN, however he resides in Carthage ,TN. He was diagnosed with Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia which is a form of Interstitial Lung Disease and was later re diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.. As Joseph’s disease progressed he ended up needing a double lung transplant. So ,on November 19,2023 , he received two new...

Welcome back to another episode of The Silent Battle! I hope everyone is having a great week so far! I’m really excited for this segment today! Again, I am your host Erica Honeycutt, and today I would like to welcome back Beth Gorman from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts to the podcast. Beth was on my podcast in May of this year. She had Interstitial Lung Disease caused by hypersensitivity pneumonit...

Today, I will be interviewing certified health coach, Stefanie Foster Freeman. Stefanie is from Norwich, Connecticut and currently resides in Moyock,NC. She has Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hashimoto’s, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Celiac Disease. She is going to talk with us about how she has managed her autoimmune diseases with an anti-inflammatory lifestyle. Her website is https://steffreeman.com...

I am your host Erica Honeycutt and today I wanted to talk with you all about Healthy Lung Month which is this month (October 2023). Today's article being read is from National Today . The link is https://nationaltoday.com/healthy-lung-month/#why-we-love . Enjoy!

Today I will be interviewing my friend and registered dietitian and board certified specialist in obesity and weight management, Bobbie Marie Gregg. She is going to share with us some good tips on becoming more healthy and how to shed those unwanted pounds with diet and exercise.

Today I will be interviewing Rena Scudder from Murfreesboro, TN.Mrs. Scudder’s son John was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in 2016. However, in 2018 he was told he would need a double lung transplant. In 2020, he received the most precious gift, two new lungs from a selfless donor. Mrs. Scudder was John’s primary caregiver during his double lung transplant process. Today, she is goin...

Dr. Erasmus is the Medical Director of the Lung Transplant Program at The Vanderbilt Lung Institute at Vanderbilt Medical Center Hospital. He is part of the Vanderbilt Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. He will be sharing some great information about lung transplant today!

Today, I will be interviewing Gail Frost, the National Director of Donor Relations of The American Lung Association. She will be sharing a lot of wonderful information such as the goal of the ALA , how to get involved , and how the ALA is beneficial to people with lung disease etc.

Today, I will be interviewing Echieko . Echieko is from Pittsburg, PA and she has Lupus and Interstitial Lung Disease. She also has been dealing with long term side effects from Covid and has severe Asthma. She is going to share her raw and candid story about her journey with Lupus and ILD and how she manages her symptoms.

Today, I will be interviewing Elizabeth Morgan. Elizabeth is from Austin, Texas and is battling Multiple Sclerosis (MS). She is going to share her raw and candid story about her journey with (MS) and how she manages her symptoms.

Today, I will be interviewing Troy Warren from Las Vegas, Nevada. Troy has an autoimmune disease called Neurosarcodosis. His body is attacking his cranial nerves. The left side of his face is paralyzed with his eyelid closed and his right eye is locked in a permanent position. Today, he is going to share his raw and candid story about his journey with Neurosarcodosis and how he manages his symptom...

Today, I will be interviewing Beth Cooper from Edinburgh, Indiana. Beth was diagnosed with Undetermined Interstitial Lung Disease. However, on March 22nd of this year 2023, Beth received the most precious gift ,two new lungs from a selfless donor. Today, she is going to share her raw and candid story about her journey with ILD and how she managed her symptoms and also share how she is feeling now...

Today, I will be interviewing Ashley Thompson. Ashley is from Spring Hill, FL. She has autoimmune diseases triggered from mold toxicity.

Today, I will be interviewing Beth Gorman. Beth is from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts ,and she has Interstitial Lung Disease caused by hypersensitivity pneumonitis which happens in some people after they breathe in certain substances in the environment, such as mold or the skin cells shed by animals with fur. She is also on the list for a double lung transplant!

Today, I will be interviewing Daava Mills. Daava is from a small town in Washington state outside of Portland, OR, and in August of 2022 she was positive for connective tissue disease, but then two months later diagnosed with Sjögren's syndrome.

Today ,I will be interviewing Nickelynn Bright. She is from Lubbock, Texas ,and she wants to bring awareness to Interstitial Lung Disease in honor of her mother Cris Withers. Mrs. Withers passed away from Interstitial Lung Disease that was brought on by the autoimmune diseases Rheumatoid Arthritis and Sjogren Syndrome. If you would like to know more about Mrs. Withers I have included the link to h...

Today, I will be interviewing Jen Smith. Jen is from all the way in another country Scotland, and she has multiple autoimmune diseases, seven to be exact. Having multiple autoimmune diseases is called Multiple Autoimmune Syndrome (MAS).She is going to share her raw and candid story about her journey with MAS and how she manages all her symptoms.

Today, I will be interviewing Albert Pedroza from San Antonio, TX. Albert had Unclassified Interstitial Lung Disease, however he had a double lung transplant May of last year 2022 and is doing wonderful! Today, he is going to share his raw and candid story about his journey with Unclassified Interstitial Lung Disease and his double lung transplant .

Today I am going to share with you my raw and candid lung transplant story. I have my husband Travis here to help me through it because a lot of the story in the beginning after I first was transplanted is very vague.

Today I will be interviewing Angelyna Sharkey from Clarksville, TN. Angelyna has a rare autoimmune disease called Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO). Today, she is going to share her raw and candid story about her journey with NMO and how she manages her symptoms.

Dr. Wilfong is a clinical instructor and board certified rheumatologist at Vanderbilt Medical Center. She is part of the Vanderbilt Division of Rheumatology & Immunology and the Vanderbilt Division of Allergy, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine. As most (if not all of you) know rheumatologists specialize in autoimmune diseases which is why I asked Dr. Wilfong to be part of the podcast toda...

Today, I will be interviewing Chantelle Bryant from Atlanta, GA. Chantelle has an autoimmune disease called Lupus. Today, she is going to share her raw and candid story about her journey with Lupus and how she manages her symptoms.

Today, I am interviewing Jefflin Breuer from Olympia, Washington. Jefflin has an autoimmune disease called Inflammatory Myositis. Today, she is going to share her raw and candid story about her journey with Myositis and how she manages her symptoms.