• Diving Deeper into-"Embracing Being A Frequent Flyer Patient"
    Jan 19 2025

    This episode of Diving Deeper into-"Embracing Being A Frequent Flyer Patient," gives tips for patients and caregivers.

    If you are living with Chronic Illness, you probably know exactly what I mean. Many of us spend more time in medical offices than we'd like. We've earned frequent flyer status.

    This topic is one I have had personal experience dealing with as a "Career Patient." In S1E7 of "My Heart Beats On," podcast.

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    6 mins
  • "Just Call Me Frequent Flyer"
    Jan 18 2025

    I’ll continue the story and pick up where I left off by telling how our family was blessed with the outpouring of love from others and how I learned to accept the hospital as my second home.

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    22 mins
  • Diving Deeper into-"Navigating This Unpredictable Journey"
    Nov 16 2024

    This episode of Diving Deeper into-“Navigating This Unpredictable Journey,” gives tips for patients and caregivers.

    Having a Chronic Illness comes with an emotional roller-coaster that brings unpredictability to one’s life, swinging so wildly between moments of hope and times of doubt. A place where you can feel like no one else really “gets it.”

    This topic is one I have had personal experience dealing with as a “Career Patient.” In S1E6 of “My Heart Beats On,” podcast.


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    6 mins
  • "Living Day to Day with Uncertainty"
    Nov 4 2024

    I'll continue telling my story by sharing what it was like for me, my family, friends, and doctors for the near future and years to come, being able to live with the constant upheaval from my incurable, untreatable disorder. Not to mention the stressors of dealing with the financial, physical, and emotional costs of caring for a chronically ill loved one.

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    17 mins
  • Deeper Dive into-"Chronic Illness Maintenance"
    Sep 19 2024

    This episode of Deeper Dive into-"Chronic Illness Maintenance," gives tips for patients and caregivers. This topic is one I have had personal experience dealing with as a "Career Patient." In S1E5 of "My Heart Beats On," podcast.

    #resilence #chronicillnessmaintenance #healthjourney #caregivers #selfcare #chf #Marfansyndrome #lunghealth #kidneyfailure #spoonie #lauriegrawl

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    6 mins
  • "Not the News I was Hoping to Hear"
    Sep 17 2024

    Listen to the continuation of my story by sharing the bad news my husband and I received. The complications that arose after my open-heart bypass surgery left doctors without options and some of my nurses crying at my bedside.


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    20 mins
  • Deeper Dive into-"Resilience"
    Sep 6 2024

    This episode of A Deeper Dive into-"Resilience," gives tips to patients and caregivers. The topic is one I have had personal experience dealing with as a "Career Patient," in S1E4 of "My Heart Beats On," podcast.

    #resilience #patienttips #healthjourney #caregivers #selfcare #chf #Marfansyndrome #lunghealth #kidneyfailure #lauriegrawl

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    5 mins
  • A Deeper Dive into-"Self Advocacy"
    Sep 5 2024

    This episode of A Deeper Dive into-"Self Advocacy," gives tips to patients and caregivers. The topic is one I have personal experience dealing with as a "Career Patient," S1E3 of "My Heart Beats On," podcast.

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    5 mins