HSCT Warriors

Warrior: Barry Goudy AI: Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: August, 2003 at Northwestern in Chicago Superpower: Belief How do you place a value on health? When it comes to solutions for your experience with disease, how do you determine whether a treatment is good enough? How far are you willing to go with research? Despite the devastation after initially failing requirements for the cli...

Warrior: Denise Bishop AI: Stiff Person Syndrome HSCT: 9/12/17, Chicago Superpower: increased empathy How often do you listen to the voice in your head? How much can you afford to endure? What are your strategies to sort through all that needs attention? Join us to check in with Denise following her two-year check up post-HSCT in Chicago. Learn more about the unexpected twists and turns along her...

Snowflake: CIDP (chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy) HSCT: August 14, 2018 Superpower: ability to walk again Have you ever lingered on the brink of life? Or wondered why diagnosis by exclusion takes so long? How much energy would you have to spin your wheels? Meet Chris, a physical therapist familiar with physical movement, injury, and the understanding that when numbness, tingling,...

Warrior: Ahna Crum AI: Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: April, 2016 in Moscow Russia Superpower: Shapeshifting What motivates you to find curiosity in life? Have you ever been let down by a one-size-fits-all approach? How equipped are you to adapt? After suffering significant relapses of her MS from an early age, Ahna found HSCT in her late twenties through research trying to avoid moving into an assisted...

Warrior: Tamra Minch AI: MS Caregiver HSCT: April 7, 2019 Superpower: Humility Are you able to make time for yourself when caring for others? When faced with the uncertainties in life, what do you focus on? How does resiliency inform your outlook? When her husband was first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, the whirlwind experience suddenly had Tamra searching for answers and alternatives to the...

Warrior: Katie Hominsky AI: MS HSCT: 4/15/19, Chicago Superpower: Confidence Who has your back when things get tough? When facing struggles in life, where do you seek support? How do you find hope and understanding? Tune in for this post-HSCT update from Katie, our first hopeful interviewed about her Hope Journey to HSCT and hear more about the ups and downs of her recovery rollercoaster at nearly...

Warrior: Tracey Rossi AI: Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: August 2018 Superpower: Motivation Are you looking to fit all the HSCT pieces together? What is your outlook on life? How often do you choose to turn a frown upside down?  As a former surfer, Tracey became an expert in finding balance and going with the flow. Having lived with the MS monster since 2009, Tracey was shocked when Dr. Burt was surpris...

Warrior: Paul Wheeler AI: Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: April 10, 2017 Superpower: Dancing Have you experienced the compassion of humanity? Is your approach to life more of the “cup half-empty” or “half-full” mindset? Just how bright is your outlook? As someone who prefers “research to the nth degree” about medical decisions, Paul weighed the odds of HSCT and determined them bette...

Warrior: Jarrod Schlipf AI: Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: November 2014 Superpower: Patience  How much effort/time/money has been spent battling autoimmune disease? What is your contribution to the outcomes that you are seeking? How committed are you to making time to build habits that nourish your mind, body and soul? In this replay from season three, learn more about this 17 year experience with MS t...

Warrior: everyone Superpower: Loving kindness meditation Have you wanted to express gratitude for all the healthcare professionals who are on the front lines, responding with care for individuals battling life threatening illness? Do you know how to find calm within a state of stress and anxiety? In this special episode, join our host zen Jen and her lifelong friend Jessica in a guided meditation...

Warrior: John Taylor AI: Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: September 2019 at Northwestern Superpower: Appreciation Have you ever tried to describe the sensation of severe pain, despite knowing that you’re also physically numb? When side effects and risk outweigh the good, how do you make a choice? How do you feel when selected for the chance of a lifetime, knowing others have to miss that chance? After yea...

Warrior: Kim Rodning AI: Scleroderma HSCT: September 4, 2018 at Duke University Medical Center Superpowers: perseverance, patience, and perspective Do you practice daily affirmations of positivity? Does your self talk promote healing or judgment? How does hearing the stories of other Warriors help you? Having encountered the possibility of HSCT by chance, Kim explored more about the research and p...

Warrior: Jess Green AI: Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: February 2019 at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney  Superpower: Love and compassion from others When your doctors run out of options, are you ready to suggest a course of action? Despite the scary struggle or the bad times, can you find the goodness? How strong is your support system? With a relatively quick diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis after her fir...

Warrior: Lydia Rosenbaum AI: Crohn’s Disease HSCT: August 2002 at Northwestern Memorial, Chicago Superpower: Empathy and self-efficacy How often do you push your limits? After spending time planning to die, how do you shift to celebrate success with surviving? How do you find compassion for people who have never walked in your shoes? Despite suffering extreme complications with Crohn’s disease tha...

Warrior: Tamara Netzel AI: Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: Dec. 2019, Monterrey Mexico Superpower: Truth Have you ever been close to gaining resolution, only for it to slip through the cracks? How long has it taken for you to feel supported by your doctors? What would it look like if you pledged to help just one person get to HSCT? After a long road to securing the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, the fi...

Warrior: Craig Witkowski AI: Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: September 2019 in Puebla Superpower: Patience  Do you find it tough to maintain patience with yourself or doctors? How easily do you find a positive mental outlook? How tightly do you hold on to hope?  After being on a first-line drug to hold off initial onset of his MS symptoms, Craig found benefit for a few years until he stopped the medicati...

Warrior: Meghan Newell Davis AI: Scleroderma HSCT: 1/22/19 Duke University Superpower: Unbreakable Have you ever watched a doctor google your symptoms to find help? How often do you take the little things in life for granted? As you move through life, do you take caution not to 'poke the bear'?   Celebrating a son just one year younger than her new immune system, Meghan offers our listeners a glim...

Warrior: Jess Faulds AI: Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: July 2019 in Calgary, CA Superpower: Sensation and mental strength How do you react when people stare at you? At what age did you feel confident about managing your options with autoimmune disease? Where do you find faith in humanity? Being diagnosed with MS at 15 years young certainly wasn’t a walk in the park for Jess, but it motivated her to kee...

Warrior: Ali Roberts AI: Multiple Sclerosis Do you believe in the power of self-talk? That the words you say to yourself become the narrative that you fulfill? Where do you find yourself bringing attention? A brand new season brings another conversation with Ali Strong about her experiences post-HSCT with diet and nutrition, exercise, stress, shingles, mindset, wellness, and personal challenges to...

Warrior: Tammy Kazen-Richert AI: Primary Progressive MS HSCT: 2013, AA Maximov Hospital, Moscow Russia Superpower: Incredible hulk-type shifts between calm intention and strength to power through How intentional are you about making memories? Which side of the coin are you on? Who are the people in life that you can count on to run with you? After she spent years managing another autoimmune issue,...

Warrior: Allison Carr AI: Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: 2014/15, Northwestern Memorial, Chicago IL Superpower: Survival To what extent do your doctors have your best interest in mind? Does the medical community you depend on even have accurate information about HSCT? After suffering symptoms without a diagnosis for twenty years, Allison felt completely ignored by her medical community. As a busy mom in...

Warrior: Keri Huff AI: Tumefactive multiple sclerosis HSCT: July/August, 2010 Superpower: Self-advocacy When you try to advocate for your health and doctors turn you away, how do you persist? Have you ever reflected on how much time you have? Where do you find beauty each day? At just 28 years old, Keri started experiencing odd symptoms that countless doctors ignored and dismissed. As she persiste...

Warrior: Ali Strong AI: MS HSCT: 11/6/17 Superpower: Gratitude Where do you find yourself bringing attention in life? Are you able to find goodness with your current state of being? What have been your most important lessons in life? Embrace a shift from the typical podcast interview and listen in on Jen’s conversation to check in with Ali Strong on her HSCT journey, and share more about the new n...

Warrior: Dave Carey Snowflake: Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: 09/11/17 Superpower: New perspective What is your potential for recovery? Do you have strategies to support your self in recovery? What mindset keeps you engaged? Join us in this last episode of Season 2 and catch up with Dave, learn strategies for recovery, and hear exciting updates! As his positive outlook on HSCT has carried forward to inf...

Warrior: Bethany Snowflake: Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: 03/08/05 Superpower: Heightened awareness When you need a different course of action, how long will you bide your time? How confident are you among judgement, shock and awe? What will be your mindset at rock bottom? Having so many family members plagued with autoimmune disease, Bethany had just run out of options to treat her MS when her mom hap...