Invisible Illness, a podcast by The Keene Sentinel

Season 2 Episode 2: A long-awaited diagnosis, a new life

The second and final episode of season 2 features Ellen Driscoll, a Swanzey resident living with dysautonomia, a nervous system disorder that disrupts her autonomic body processes, like her blood pressure and heart rate. Ellen shares her long road to a diagnosis, the changes in her life to manage her  illness and how helping others has changed her perspective on chronic illness.

Season 2 Episode 1: The complexity of childhood trauma

Sabrina, 29, talks about the trauma that led to her diagnosis of chronic post-traumatic stress disorder, her struggles to get a diagnosis and how she now is able to manage her symptoms. Watch this episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX5G_TsN2X4 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX5G_TsN2X4]. Episode 2 coming on Feb. 7.

Episode 3: Life with epilepsy

Laura Tobin is a Keene resident who was diagnosed with epilepsy at 9 years old. She talks with Olivia Belanger, The Keene Sentinel's health solutions reporter, about her illness' progression over the years and the constraints it comes with as an adult.

Episode 4: Decades with diabetes

Nancy Bishop is a Swanzey resident who's been living with Type 1 diabetes for more than 40 years. She talks with Olivia Belanger, The Keene Sentinel's health solutions reporter, about the evolution of treatment and the many ins and outs of being a Type 1 diabetic.

Episode 2: When home is harmful

Jessica White is a Keene resident living with agoraphobia, which causes extreme or irrational fear of leaving your home. She talks with Olivia Belanger, The Keene Sentinel's health solutions reporter, about the tribulations that come with this diagnosis and how she pushes herself to fight it.