Tate Basildon3h ago

Hospital visits can feel like rehearsed disappointment with chronic illness. This episode is about a right heart cath, unexpected kindness, and why compassion in healthcare is not a deluxe extra.

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The Day the Hospital Treated Me Like a Human Being - Surviving Chronic Illness: Life in a Body That Rebels

Hospital visits can start to feel like rehearsed disappointment when you live with sarcoidosis, heart failure, and the long, exhausting reality of chronic illness. I know that feeling well. So when I went to Westchester Medical Center for a right ...

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mymedschool2d ago

Granuloma formation mechanism Th1 and IFN-gamma USMLE

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U01.17.063 Granuloma Formation: Th1 Response, IFN-gamma, and Macrophage Activation

Master the pathophysiology of Granuloma Formation (U01.17.063) for USMLE Step 1. Learn the critical roles of IL-12, Th1 cells, IFN-gamma, and TNF-alpha in walling off chronic infections. High-yield guide on mymedschool.org.

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Tate Basildon3d ago
Words matter in chronic illness. I reflect on a question my wife asked in 2011 that changed how I talk about sarcoidosis, heart failure, dignity, and why I don’t say I “suffer from” illness. #sarcoidosis #chronicillness https://www.buzzsprout.com/2548730/episodes/19018397
Why I Don’t Say I Suffer From Sarcoidosis - Surviving Chronic Illness: Life in a Body That Rebels

The words we use for chronic illness matter more than most people realize. In this episode, I reflect on a question my wife asked back in 2011, a question that changed the way I talk about sarcoidosis, heart failure, and illness itself. I share wh...

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Tate Basildon6d ago
How to fix someone with chronic illness #chronicillness #sarcoidosis
Tate Basildon6d ago
Spring looks hopeful, then attacks your sinuses. In this episode, I talk sarcoidosis, heart issues, pollen, fatigue, grief, adaptation, and the quiet moments that still feel like life while the world blooms anyway. #sarcoidosis #chronicillness https://bit.ly/3OSwSx8
When Spring Returns to a Chronically Ill Body - Thoughts While Surviving Chronic Illness: Ramblings From a Chef Whose Body Constantly Rebels

Spring has a way of looking hopeful while also trying to crawl directly into your sinuses. In this episode, I talk about what it means to live with sarcoidosis, heart issues, and the shifting realities of chronic illness through the seasons. This ...

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Tate BasildonApr 20

The podcast is now on YouTube

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Thoughts While Surviving Chronic Illness: Ramblings From a Chef Whose Body Constantly Rebels

Thoughts While Surviving Chronic Illness is a lived-experience podcast about life with sarcoidosis, heart failure, and the strange realities of long-term ill...

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Tate BasildonApr 19
After a week of rain and gray skies, I stepped outside and found a monarch butterfly. A small, breathtaking reminder of why we let dandelions grow and bees buzz. Joy still matters. #sarcoidosis #chronicillness https://bit.ly/4dSxY6c
MiniCast: The Day I Danced with a Monarch: A Reminder That Nature Still Wins - Thoughts While Surviving Chronic Illness: Ramblings From a Chef Whose Body Constantly Rebels

After a week of rain and gray skies, I stepped outside and found myself face-to-face with a monarch butterfly—a rare, breathtaking sight that reminded me why we let dandelions grow and bees buzz in our yard. Here's why moments like these mean ever...

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Tate BasildonApr 18
CAR-T, built for cancer, is now showing unreal promise in autoimmune disease. In this episode, I reflect on remission, reset, and the fragile hope of recovery in unpredictable bodies. https://bit.ly/4vyenid #sarcoidosis #chronicillness
CAR-T, Autoimmune Disease, and the Strange Hope of a One-Time Treatment - Thoughts While Surviving Chronic Illness: Ramblings From a Chef Whose Body Constantly Rebels

A treatment built for cancer is now doing something that sounds almost unreal in autoimmune disease. In this episode, I talk through a story about CAR-T cell therapy, a woman whose body had been attacking her from multiple directions, and the unea...

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Tate BasildonApr 16
What if chronic illness makes you blame yourself? In this episode, Tate reflects on guilt, shame, faith, and living with sarcoidosis—and why illness is not punishment. https://bit.ly/4tJc3TA #sarcoidosis #chronicillness
You Didn’t Deserve This: Sarcoidosis, Shame, and Letting Go of Guilt - Thoughts While Surviving Chronic Illness: Ramblings From a Chef Whose Body Constantly Rebels

What happens when chronic illness shows up and your first instinct is to blame yourself? In this episode of Thoughts While Surviving Chronic Illness, Tate reflects on growing up with guilt, being taught to question himself, and how that old wiring...

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Tate BasildonApr 7
Insurance made me leave the pulmonologist who knew my lungs for 20 years. Then a new doctor asked if anyone had discussed a transplant. Hearing it and wanting it are not the same. New episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2548730/episodes/18956523 #Sarcoidosis #ChronicIllness
When the New Pulmonologist Asked About a Lung Transplant, I Already Knew My Answer - Thoughts While Surviving Chronic Illness: Ramblings From a Chef Whose Body Constantly Rebels

After insurance forced me to leave the pulmonologist who had known my lungs for twenty years, a brand-new doctor asked a question that hit me like a dropped skillet: had anyone discussed putting me on the transplant list? If you live long enough w...

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