Lessons from Home; COVID-19 Reflections

The Identity Project; a My Why Podcast

Today the My Why team comes in via Zoom to share lessons from home and what the word auto-immune means to them! Next week we welcome a registered respiratory nurse from Phoenix, Arizona who is in the middle of the tough work and decisions facing health professionals all over the world. Thank you for your support. 4:30-Jessie talks about missing each other and what life lessons we may learn through social distancing 5:30- Kristen asks Jessie about her autoimmune issues 7:10-Jessie talks about journey with auto-immune hepatitis 9:59-Jessie talks about her treatment regime and medication 10:09- Various autoimmune issues are discussed like lupus, vasculitis and MS and type 1 diabetes 15:30- Kristen and Jessie discuss how important movement is in autoimmune management 17:00- Jessie and Kristen discuss the lessons that covid-19 and sheltering in place are teaching them 17:30- Kristen talks about stroke and post stroke fatigue. 20:00- Jessie talks about her older brothers death and her own bucket list and shifting to making memories at home 22:00- You don’t have to hustle for your worth 24:00- Kristen discusses that life is a process and we need to learn lessons over and over again 24:30- Jessie talks about having a friend that makes you accountable 26:00- Kristen talks about her love of nursing and how its evolved into what she is doing now 30:00- Kristen talks about what autoimmune looks like for her: septic shock and celulitis, seizures and pneumonia 34:30- Kristen talks about neutropenia and inability to create neutrophils and fight off infection 35:33- 80 types of autoimmune diseases and symptoms are discussed 37:35- Surrendering and learning the lessons 40:00- Jessie discusses losing people and understanding that lessons come from that. 44:30- Kristen and Jessie discuss staying connected and loving despite loss, living a life that is meaningful. Better to have loved and lost than have never loved at all 46:10- Make your pain worth it 46:36- Quote: "When you say yes to others, make sure you are not saying no to yourself." 49:10- Favourite time of day 50:00- In closing and thank YOU