Today ,I will be interviewing physical therapist, Chris Turner.

Chris and I met at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. I was actually a patient of his when I was in the hospital recovering from my double lung transplant surgery. I asked him to come on here today and share with us the benefits and importance of physical therapy after having major surgery.

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Today, I would like to introduce you all too Alaina Muckell.

Alaina is a good friend of mine who resides in Newton, Connecticut. Alaina was born with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Alaina and I met in Durham, NC at Duke University Hospital about 7 years ago. We both needed transplants, but I wasn’t as sick as she was at the time we met. I was just beginning my process of seeking out a lung transplant center that would be right for me, however Alaina had chosen Duke and was on their list and awaiting her new lungs at the time we met.

Alaina received her new precious lungs in 2018 ,6 years ago, and she is doing phenomenal! So today, she is going to share with you all some facts about CF and what it's like being a CF patient .She will also be talking about her lung transplant journey.

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Happy New Year!

Welcome back to The Silent Battle Podcast Season 4!

I am your host Erica Honeycutt! I am excited to reconnect with you all!

If you all have anything you would like me to share on the podcast this season please let me know or if you have any topic ideas please let me know!

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Today, I will be interviewing Heather MacKenzie. Heather is originally from Detroit, Michigan, however she resides in Denver, Colorado. She was diagnosed with Acute and Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. Her condition is very rare and is shared only by 2 to 3 people in 100,000 each year.

Today, Heather is going to share her raw and candid story about her journey with Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis which is a form of Interstitial Lung Disease and how she manages her symptoms.

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Today, I will be interviewing Cheryl Jackson. Cheryl is originally from Gainesville, FL, however she currently resides in Murfreesboro, TN. She was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). Her rheumatologist later discovered that her IPF came from the autoimmune disease Myositis (which is very similar to Lupus).

As Cheryl’s disease progressed, she underwent a double lung transplant in February of 2021. Today, she is going to share her raw and candid story about her journey with pulmonary fibrosis and how she managed her symptoms and her journey with lung transplant.

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Today, I will be interviewing Deb Schroeder. Deb is originally from California, but she has been living in Utah for the past 30 years and she has RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis )Interstitial Lung Disease.Today, she is going to share with us her raw and candid story about her journey with RA ILD and how she manages her symptoms. Also, she will give us some tips if she has any on what may help you all out there to live life more easily as we battle our lung and autoimmune diseases.

Today, I will be interviewing Dr. William Schaffner. Dr. Schaffner is Professor of Preventive Medicine with a primary appointment in the Department of Health Policy as well as Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. I asked him to come on the podcast to discuss illnesses that can be potentially transferred to immunocompromised people from our pets.

Today I will be interviewing Robin Fountain who is a Public Affairs Specialist with the Social Security Administration. I know a lot of you out there have had a lot of questions surrounding applying for disability and the process of getting Medicare. So, Robin is here today to help answer some of these general questions. Below I have also listed some important helpful links to information online on the ssa.gov website she shared .

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Compassionate Allowances:

Compassionate Allowances Website Home Page | SSA

Social Security Disability

Disability | SSA

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) | SSA

Medicare

Plan for Medicare | SSA

Ticket to Work:

What is Social Security's Ticket to Work Program? | Choose Work! - Ticket to Work - Social Security (ssa.gov)

Your Ticket to Work (July 2020) (ssa.gov)

Field Office Locator:

Field Office Locator | SSA

Disability Starter Kit:

Adult Disability Starter Kit (ssa.gov)

Working While Disabled: How We Can Help

Working While Disabled: How We Can Help (ssa.gov)

Social Security Disability Benefits – Number of Credits Needed for Disability Benefits

Benefits Planner | Social Security Credits and Benefit Eligibility | SSA

my Social Security Account

my Social Security | SSA