E86: Jamie Lynn from Kentucky
It took Jamie 12 years to be diagnosed with POTS after the onset of symptoms. She had "remissions" from symptoms in the early years that allowed her to become a firefighter and EMT, positions she can ...
13 Syys 202227min
E85: Dealing with Medical Trauma with Dr. Katie Gorman-Ezell
Many people in the POTS community have experienced medical trauma as a patient, caregiver, or sibling. Gaslighting, invasive procedures, and the chronicity of the illness can all contribute. How can y...
6 Syys 202240min
E84: Stephanie w 3 concussions and POTS from MD
Stephanie was a competitive volleyball player in high school when several concussions sidelined her. Over time, POTS symptoms began to appear and the battle to get diagnosed began. It took several yea...
3 Syys 202236min
E83: Maddie and her therapy dog from Michigan
Maddie faints a lot as part of her POTS, which she developed around age 16. She describes getting and training her therapy dog and the deep pressure that helps when she blacks out. Maddie has a great ...
30 Elo 202232min
E82: Are Choline Transporters Implicated in Some POTS Patients? with Dr. Laila Schenkel
Dr. Laila Schenkel is a molecular geneticist who specializes in choline transporters. Comparing this transporter in the skin of one POTS patient with controls, she found that these transporters are fe...
23 Elo 202235min
E81: Katherine from Pennsylvania
Katherine developed POTS secondary to Lyme disease after a tick bite, causing her to complete her senior year of high school online. When at her sickest, she re-connected with the man she would marry....
20 Elo 202234min
E80: Mary Katherine Stratton from Mississippi
Mary Katherine has developed POTS twice - first as a teen and again after COVID. Her PICC line to get intravenous fluids made lifting heavy objects impossible, especially for a cattle breeder who love...
16 Elo 202229min
E79: Employment Resources for the Chronically Ill with Chronically Capable CEO and co-Founder Hannah Olson
Hannah has Lyme and POTS, and after working for others for a few years founded her own company - Chronically Capable. Featured by the Wall Street Journal and Forbes magazine, her company matches chron...
9 Elo 202233min
