Moving Forward

Written by: KJ & Dr. Valentina
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  • Moving forward with KJ and Dr. Valentina sharing hope and inspiration.
    2009 Brain Injury Radio
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Episodes
  • The Moving Forward Podcast - Solutions with Coach KJ and Dr. Felecia

    The Moving Forward Podcast - Solutions with Coach KJ and Dr. Felecia
    Dec 18 2023
    Kelly Aldrich had so many different diagnoses until she cannot count them all. At age 51, she was finally diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS). Kelly was born in Seattle, Washington. During her early years, she realized she was different. She suffered from bad rashes, eczema, peptic ulcers, panic attacks, and physical challenges. At the same time, she was caring for her siblings after her mother’s health challenges. Her intolerance of strong chemicals led to wheezing, breathing issues, migraines, rashes, and more. Despite wearing leg braces for a brief period of time, she did join her high school softball team. After experiencing 26 migraine headaches a month, and severe burning pains in her hands and feet, her rheumatologist ran tests and told her, “That is just connective tissue. There is nothing to hurt.” She tried to ignore her pain until she began to experience seizure like episodes. Her neurologist ran seizure tests, a brain MRI scan, and blood, urine, plus stool tests. Everything came back normal. She did not know where to go next. Pain medicines and migraine prevention medicines were advancing the side effects of her MCAS. At the same time, doctors and family members were telling her to stop thinking about it. One doctor even dismissed her until he realized he had mistakenly overlooked a positive test result. Today, Kelly is the administrator of an EDS Facebook group. She feels it is one of the best things she has done for her own help. It has helped her transition from saying, “Suck it up buttercup.” to believing “This is it! Not tomorrow, not a year from now, live your life NOW because this is it.”
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    30 mins
  • The Moving Forward Podcast with Coach KJ and Dr. Valentina featuring Dr. Harris

    The Moving Forward Podcast with Coach KJ and Dr. Valentina featuring Dr. Harris
    Aug 21 2023
    Dr. Felecia Harris is a dynamic professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, Sexuality, Health and Identity, Hip Hop/Popular Culture, and African American History. She is a conqueror who has overcome many obstacles ranging from childhood "Money Bullying" to an excruciating diagnosis for her son to a blood pressure of 230/100. After running her first half-marathon, 2 weeks later to be exact, she uncovered her Blood Pressure was sky high (230/100). She assumed I was healthy, but I was not. Initially, she took medication to get it down but there was no endgame for the medication. So, she started to research natural remedies and food benefits. Next, during a physical for insurance, she learned her glucose was elevated and she had already changed her diet. She began to work with the full on-slot of medications/dietician, etc. Not bad in and of themselves but her gut said, "Wait a minute, do not do anything just yet, Do your research." Well, we know the research worked because today, Dr. Felecia Harris can boast of running in 19 half marathons and a full marathon. Tune in to find out more about her story of Triiumph.
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • The Moving Forward Podcast with Coach KJ and Dr. Valentina with Guest Steve

    The Moving Forward Podcast with Coach KJ and Dr. Valentina with Guest Steve
    Jun 19 2023
    Our guest Steve grew up in Auburn, NY. Auburn is known for the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues. So of course he played baseball along with hockey while in school. After school, he served our country in the US Military. This is where he embraced the fact that there wasn't anything he could not do. One day, Steve met with the school psychologist about his son. The psychologist said his son's reading and writing were in the 5th percentile. This did not make sense. As their family sought answers for why and how this could be happening, they just could not accept the answers. They knew there had to be something more. So his sports mindset kicked in and he started looking to build the right team. Trying to find teammates who understood was exhausting They had to be on the same page and moving in the same direction the doctors were pushing or the alternative path. The bottom line is the military taught him that there was nothing he could not do. His mother never gave up. So, he and his wife were going to get the answers and solutions they needed together. Hope arose after the first 24 hours after his son was on prednisone and he said his first sentence, "Mamita, do you know where my father is, can you tell him I love him." Steve knew their son had brain inflammation. They just did not know why. After this miracle, everything else became a quest to understand how to move forward. Join us tonight for Steve's amazing story of tenacity, teamwork, hope, success, and purpose. Steve's favorite quote is "You can fall asleep in my class if you want to, but the life you save might be your own"
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    1 hr and 22 mins

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