When Chronic Illness Changes Who I Thought I Was

Kindness in Healthcare and Chronic Illness Care

In this episode, I’m talking about kindness in healthcare, bedside manner, chronic illness care, and why the emotional side of medical appointments can follow me long after I leave the room. Living with sarcoidosis means I’ve spent years around scans, charts, vitals, instructions, and waiting rooms, but I also remember tone, patience, eye contact, and small moments of steadiness. I’m thinking through why basic kindness is not a luxury in medical care, especially when my body is already tired before the appointment begins. This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own. Contact A Body Rebels [https://www.abodyrebels.com/] More info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research  [https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/]

The Fake Chinese Song That Became a Chronic Illness Poem

In this episode, I’m talking about a silly song I sing to my dogs, a language I don’t actually speak, and the strange AI surprise that came back when I finally let technology listen. I’m reflecting on ancestry, imagination, chronic illness, memory, and the little rituals that sneak into daily life when my body is tired but my mind is still wandering. It starts with puppies, a tug toy, and nonsense sounds, but it opens a door I didn’t expect. This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own. Contact A Body Rebels [https://www.abodyrebels.com/] More info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research  [https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/]

Childhood Memories, Chronic Illness, and the Cousin I Never Forgot

In this episode, I talk about my cousin Jenny, a childhood memory I’ve carried for more than fifty years, and the way grief can return through laughter before it ever knows what to do with itself. I’m reflecting on family distance, ovarian cancer, chronic illness, and what it feels like when my body keeps me far from a goodbye I wish I could attend. It’s about cousins, memory, regret, love, and the strange little details that keep people alive inside us. This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own. Contact A Body Rebels [https://www.abodyrebels.com/] More info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research  [https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/]

Chronic Illness, Mortality, and Never Leaving Angry

In this episode, I talk about an ordinary drive home that turned into a quiet reminder of how fragile life can be. I’m reflecting on a young neighbor’s sudden death, the strange grief of witnessing loss from a distance, and the promise my wife and I made never to leave each other angry. I also talk about chronic illness, uncertainty, marriage, and why small goodbyes deserve more care than we usually give them. This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own. Contact A Body Rebels [https://www.abodyrebels.com/] More info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research  [https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/]

Race-Colored Glasses and the Stories We Tell Ourselves

Sometimes the smallest details in a story say more than the story itself. In this reflective episode, I talk about the way people describe strangers, the racial details they choose to include, and the quiet assumptions that can slip into everyday storytelling. This is a personal, conversational look at bias, fear, self-awareness, and the uncomfortable gap between what people believe about themselves and what their words sometimes reveal before they’ve had a chance to notice. This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own. Contact A Body Rebels [https://www.abodyrebels.com/] More info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research  [https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/]