The Silent Battle

The Silent Battle

por Erica Jackson Honeycutt

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Guest Interview with Rena Scudder

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 going to share with us what it was like being John’s primary caregiver and shed some light onto the role of being a primary caregiver to someone who has had a double lung transplant.

Guest Interview with The Medical Director of the Lung Transplant Program at The Vanderbilt Lung Institute at Vanderbilt Medical Center Hospital (Dr. David Erasmus)

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!

Guest Interview with The National Director of Donor Relations of The American Lung Association (Gail Frost)

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.

Guest Interview with Echieko

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.

Guest Episode with Elizabeth Morgan

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.

Guest Interview with Troy Warren

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 symptoms.

Guest Interview With Beth Cooper

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 since receiving her double lung transplant.

Guest Interview with Ashley Thompson

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

Guest Interview with Beth Gorman

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!

Guest Interview with Daava Mills

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.

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