Today, I will be interviewing April Meade. April is from Maryland, and she has Interstitial Lung Disease that was brought on by the autoimmune mixed connective tissue disease.

She has been battling ILD since 2018. She has completed her pre transplant work up at INOVA Fairfax hospital pulmonary transplant clinic in Virginia. She is currently waiting now for her case to be presented to the board so she can be listed for new lungs.

This episode is aired on Pandora, Spotify, and Amazon.

Donations to the podcast are gladly accepted through Cashapp or PayPal.

Life is Tough But So Are You!

Enjoy! :)

Today, I will be interviewing social worker Taylor Riggsbee. Today’s segment is very important and much needed for people who are chronically ill because we often times are so focused on our physical health, and we tend to forget the importance of our mental health which is not good because our mental health is just as important as our physical health.

This episode is aired on Spotify, Pandora, and Amazon.

I can be reached at thesilentbattle2022@gmail.com

Remember, Life is Tough But So are You!

Today I will be interviewing my friend and Vanderbilt Medical Center

respiratory therapist Ashley Wright. I asked Ashley to come on here today and talk with

you all about the importance of respiratory care when you are facing lung disease, lung transplant, or autoimmune diseases that affect your lungs. Also, I am sure she will have some good tips for us on how to keep our lungs as healthy as possible.

This episode is aired on Pandora, Spotify, and Amazon.

Thank you to all of my listeners for your continued support.

(Donations for the podcast are always appreciated and accepted through paypal or cashapp )

March is National Kidney Month.

Today I have asked kidney warrior Chandler Jackson from Macon, GA to be apart of The Silent Battle podcast to share his journey regarding his battle with Lupus and Kidney Failure/ Dialysis.

This podcast is aired on Pandora, Spotify, and Amazon.

Chandler's journey regarding his battle with his kidney failure is shared openly by him on Tik Tok.

Life is Tough But So Are You!

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.

This episode is aired on Pandora, Spotify, and Amazon. If you have questions or comments or interested in being part of The Silent Battle Podcast, please email me at thesilentbattle2022@gmail.com

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.

This episode is aired on Pandora, Spotify, and Amazon. If you have questions or comments or interested in being part of The Silent Battle Podcast, please email me at thesilentbattle2022@gmail.com

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!

Please email me at thesilentbattle2022@gmail.com or message me on my Facebook page The Silent Battle. Podcast.

Have a great day! :)

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.

(Please like and share what you hear. The Silent Battle Podcast is aired on Pandora, Spotify, Amazon, and Google Podcast. Donations to The Silent Battle Podcast through cashapp or paypal are greatly appreciated as well)

Thank you!