marcia doherty AKA Madeline

I AM MADELINE

Society EN ↓ 153 episodes

A performer (actress, singer), leader, mentor, & community volunteer with her hands on a number of projects, Madeline(now fully public as Marcia)is a joy to know. She loves gardening & The Sound of Music. Her friends describe her as "effervescent." She's one of more than 600,000 Canadians living with family of diseases twice as common as Multiple Sclerosis, little doctor education, strong correlation to viral infections, esp COVID-19. She & others face painful deadly deterioration without more government supports. Petition https://bit.ly/Marcia_petitionGoFundMe https://gofund.me/6d981312

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marcia doherty AKA Madeline

Episodes

The Commentary: Ash Kelly discusses I AM MADELINE 29.05.2021 31:33

Last week, I AM MADELINE host Ash Kelly was a guest on Joseph Planta's podcast, The Commentary. She told Joe about this podcast, why Madeline’s story needs to be heard, and how new ideas might be changing journalism for the better. Learn more about Joe's show at TheCommentary.ca

Ep. 1 - How do you solve a problem? 16.05.2021 31:28

Madeline has a magnetic personality and she's a prolific volunteer who is well known in her community. She's also scheduled to die in just a few weeks. Madeline lives with a debilitating but treatable disease that is so stigmatized many doctors still don't believe it's real. Now millions more are likely to join her, as some long-haul covid sufferers appear to have the same illness. Madeline's stor...

Trailer, Season 1 10.05.2021 1:45

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis does not have to be a deadly disease. As hundreds of thousands of people with so-called "Long Haul COVID-19" are being diagnosed with the illness, people like Madeline have been fighting for treatment for decades. She is facing a ticking clock, as her final few weeks of being able to pay for minimal care, approach. Without treatment she fears a full collapse, she has chos...