Ep. 5 - Christmas in July
I AM MADELINE22 Jul 2021

Ep. 5 - Christmas in July

"If they would rather die, they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population." said the world's most famous miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, of those in poverty, before his Christmas Eve enlightenment. Now, in 2021, the Canadian government has introduced a basic income for people with disabilities. It won't be law until it's likely far too late for Madeline and others with chronic illness or disability, barely surviving on government income well below the poverty line.

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A quick update from the IAM team

A quick update from the IAM team

We're a small team, so when things get tough it's important we don't overdo it. Thanks for staying with us over our impromptu break: Episode 5 is coming soon.

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Ep. 4 - Do you jump, or do you burn to death?

Ep. 4 - Do you jump, or do you burn to death?

Madeline faces an impossible situation, and she’s not the only one. Poverty is forcing people into assisted death as Canada opens its medically assisted death laws to more people without ensuring the ...

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Ep. 3 - The elephant in the room

Ep. 3 - The elephant in the room

Madeline isn't just fighting a debilitating disease. She's up against a system that legislates her into poverty and denies access to the only treatment that works. Transcripts: IamMadeline.com Twitte...

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Ep. 2 - Hysteria

Ep. 2 - Hysteria

Madeline’s disease has long been dismissed as “hysteria” a broad and harmful quasi-medical designation that was listed in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and statistical manual of me...

31 Mai 202138min

The Commentary: Ash Kelly discusses I AM MADELINE

The Commentary: Ash Kelly discusses I AM MADELINE

Last week, I AM MADELINE host Ash Kelly was a guest on Joseph Planta's podcast, The Commentary. She told Joe about this podcast, why Madeline’s story needs to be heard, and how new ideas might be chan...

29 Mai 202131min

Ep. 1 - How do you solve a problem?

Ep. 1 - How do you solve a problem?

Madeline has a magnetic personality and she's a prolific volunteer who is well known in her community. She's also scheduled to die in just a few weeks. Madeline lives with a debilitating but treatable...

16 Mai 202131min

Trailer, Season 1

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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis does not have to be a deadly disease. As hundreds of thousands of people with so-called "Long Haul COVID-19" are being diagnosed with the illness, people like Madeline have b...

10 Mai 20211min

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