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This week we will discuss POTs once again with a new guest, Maddie Connell. Maddie is a 27 year old who works in Veterinary neurology and neurosurgery studying to become a Veterinary Neurologist herself.  She runs a popular TikTok to raise awareness and provide research based information on Ehlers Danlos, POTs, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome and Complex PTSD. ​ Postural orthostatic tachycardia synd...

This week we are repeating our episode on Crohns Disease and Trauma. Casey Hersch explains how childhood trauma could be the reason your gut is a mess!  We have heard of the brain/gut connection, Casey explains it in some detail on this episode.   Casey Hersch, MSW, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker, author, and founder of www.lightyoursparkle.life. She specializes in integrative treatmen...

This week our Co-Host and producer is the guest once again!  The topic for this week is Pulmonary Embolism, which is a blood clot or thrombus in the lung.   A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a sudden blockage in a lung artery. It usually happens when a  blood clot  breaks loose and travels through the bloodstream to the lungs. PE is a serious condition that can cause: Permanent damage to the lungs Low...

This week we will discuss the topic of Diagnostic Radiology.  The error rate of radiology is 4% world wide which comes out to be 40 million interpretive errors a year.  Errors in diagnostic radiology occur for a variety of reasons related to human error, technical factors and system faults. It is important to recognize that various cognitive biases  contribute to these errors.    Cognitive biases...

This week we will discuss an extremely rare type of cancer that is most often associated with younger children.  When it affects adults it is more difficult to treat. Our guest this week is Wilder McNemar.  Wilder has a decent following on TikTok which is where I found him.  You can follow him here: https://www.tiktok.com/@queerpple?lang=en ​ A Rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of soft tissue sarcoma. A...

This week we will discuss HIV and Congenital Heart Defects.  Seem like an unlikely pair?  First we dive deep into the world of congenital heart defects, specifically focusing on the rare and life-altering condition known as Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA). Our special guest, Derek Canas, has not only lived with this complex heart defect but has also experienced firsthand the consequences...

This week we will discuss Parkinson's Disease (PD) from the caregiver perspective with Terri Pease.   ​ Before she met her husband (Peter), who already had PD when they met, Terri was working flat-out, traveling around the country, as a trainer and consultant for organizations and staff that support survivors of domestic violence and sexual violence.  She was ready to slow down a little and starte...

This week we will discuss Social Security Disability Benefits with our guest David Dodge. ​ David Dodge is the Case Manager at Community Action of Orleans and Genesee in Batavia, NY. Prior to this role, David was an Independent Living Specialist and Facilitated Enroller at Independent Living of the Genesee Region. At Independent Living, David earned his Work Incentive Practitioner credential from...

This week we will discuss CIDP with Ashley.  Ashley also know as "Wheelinwoman" on Instagram and TikTok.  "I have a few rare diseases that caused me to have health issues including a spinal cord injury which left me a quadriplegic.  I spread awareness and education on life with Guillian Barre syndrome and CIDP.  And share my journey wheelin' through life as a young woman!" ​ Chronic Inflammatory D...

Our guest this week is Dr. Casey Kelley.  Board Certified in Family Medicine, Dr. Kelley was among the first physicians to become Board Certified in Integrative Medicine. She has studied the causes, effects, and treatments of Lyme Disease extensively, and lectures nationally on this and other topics.  Dr. Kelley graduated from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and completed her residen...

This week we will discuss product recalls and your health.  According to WEBMD:  A product safety recall happens when a consumer watch group or a manufacturer finds problems with a product. Lots of items can be recalled. Some products that are commonly recalled include: Food products, like meat or vegetables Medication and medical devices Children's products, like safety seats Car parts ​ If an it...

This week we are revisiting a marvelous guest we had on last year.   With Long Covid now dominating the healthcare news, what a great time to get on board with a new protocol to help re-calibrate your nervous system?! ​ Marci Bene , is a health coach from Hungary with a focus on the human nervous system and after he suffered through Covid a couple months back he created a protocol to bounce back f...

First off, apologies from our team for the late posting, I had a sudden medical emergency myself that put me in the hospital.  But... we are back and will be posting a new episode on that incident in the near future!  Thank you for trusting us to return to show production, even if we are 30 hours late!  We are running with back to back reruns based on listeners requests.  For this week's show, let...

  Everyone has heard of a misdiagnosis.  Either radiology doesn't catch something on a scan, or perhaps the M.D. misses a lump or a mark during exam.  But when it comes to diagnosing deadly disease like cancer, you don't want it to get missed, especially twice for two different cancers!  Cancer misdiagnosis may occur due to human error such as doctor negligence or incompetence when determining whi...

This week we will discuss Dysautonomia once again.  Our guest this week is Ella Eastin, a first-year medical student at Stanford University School of Medicine. She completed her undergraduate education at Stanford and was a member and captain of the Varsity Swim team, where she earned 12 National Championship titles and set 4 American Records. Following her graduation in 2019 with a B.S. in Human...

This week we will discuss a debilitating neurological disorders of COVID-19 syndrome in survivors, the scope of SARS-CoV-2-induced dysautonomia (DNS) is yet to be understood, though the implications are enormous. Our guest today ended up with POTs (a form of dysautonomia) after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.  Chelsea, a 21 yr old former nursing student was diagnosed after having s...

On today's show, we are speaking with Dr. Deepti Agarwal. Dr. Agarwal graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, then earned her MD from Stony Brook School of Medicine at the State University of New York (SUNY). She completed her residency in Anesthesiology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Feinberg School of Medicine. Her Fellowship in Pain Management is from Weill Cornell Medical College/New...

This week we are talking once again with Kristal Kent.  If you recall, Kristal has joined us on previous interviews discussing Fibromyalgia and again discussing prepping for surgery as a chronically ill person.  We never really gave Kristal the credit she deserves for being such a fantastic advocate for all Veterans and those with Fibro or other life-long medical conditions.  Allow me to properly...

This week we will discuss Witkop Syndrome with Cheryl Kingsford. Cheryl is 44.5 years old, from Boise, Idaho, advocate, survivor of trauma, living with ectodermal dysplasia. Single, no kids of her own, but has cute chihuahua.  She rescued Gina August 5, 2020 after fostering her since May 28, 2020. Gina and Cheryl go on a lot of hiking adventures. Cheryl has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Mag...

This week we will discuss Strep once again.    Bacteria called group B Streptococcus (group B strep, GBS) commonly live in people's gastrointestinal and genital tracts. The gastrointestinal tract is the part of the body that digests food and includes the stomach and intestines. The genital tract is the part of the body involved in reproduction and includes the vagina in women. Most of the time the...

This week we will discuss Strep once again.    Bacteria called group B Streptococcus (group B strep, GBS) commonly live in people's gastrointestinal and genital tracts. The gastrointestinal tract is the part of the body that digests food and includes the stomach and intestines. The genital tract is the part of the body involved in reproduction and includes the vagina in women. Most of the time the...

This week we will discuss the dangers of eating restaurant ice or any ice for that matter!  Ice handling is part of food safety training.  Without proper ice machine cleaning, your restaurant's ice maker is at risk from mold, slime, scale, and sediment. ​ Slime and mold form because ice machines provide a damp and dark environment where they can thrive. Yeast and dust in the air provide these grow...

This week we will discuss olfactory disorders, or problems with smelling either good or bad chemicals, foods, fragrances, and the like.  Did you know your sense of smell also affects your taste? A damaged sense of olfaction is severely disrupting: the joy of eating and drinking may be lost, and depression may result. There could also be dangers associated with the loss of smell, including the inab...

This week we will discuss both Meningioma & Hemiplegia.  ​ Our guest today is  Marjorie Turner Hollman, a freelance writer/ editor who loves the outdoors, uses hiking poles to help keep her balance on the trail, and has completed four books in the Easy Walks guide book series. Her latest book, My Liturgy of Easy Walks, is a memoir, meditations on learning to live with a changed life. A native Flor...

This week we will discuss another respiratory virus that has been really hitting hard here in the United States this season.    ​ Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a contagious virus that is usually mild, but can severely affect the lungs and respiratory airways in older adults While you may not have heard of it yet, RSV is not a new virus and may be more of a health concern than you think—even...