Tag: anthology for newly diagnosed ms patients

podcasting with ra cook & ms doc brandon beaber

Multiple sclerosis challenges ranging from misdiagnoses and obtaining work accommodations, to advocating for chronic illness causes and writing from the patient perspective were chief among the many issues I recently discussed with two podcasters.

Southern California’s Dr. Brandon Beaber, a neurologist specializing in multiple sclerosis, chatted with me recently for his podcast about my new book, Uncomfortably Numb 2: An Anthology for Newly-Diagnosed MS Patients, touching on topics like when or whether to tell people you have MS and what lessons I’ve learned since I was diagnosed in 2014. Spoiler alert: There’ve been a lot of them.

Meanwhile, podcaster RA Cook, a fellow author and western Massachusetts native, hosted me as a guest on her podcast, Well Done You. Our wide-ranging conversation addressed topics like writing and teaching journalism at the university level, to being a multiple sclerosis patient and advocating for issues facing those living with chronic illnesses.

I was honored to be a part of both of their podcasts.

Be sure to follow Dr. Beaber’s podcasts here and RA Cook’s podcasts here.

comfortably chatting about uncomfortably numb 2 & louie on the rocks with jon and john

I was fortunate enough to speak with two different hosts about my two latest books, Uncomfortably Numb 2: An Anthology for Newly-Diagnosed MS Patients, and my novel, Louie on the Rocks.

On the week when we mark World MS Day, RealTalk MS host Jon Strum and I chatted about my new anthology of MS patient stories, about the power of advocacy for patients who often feel powerless in the face of their illness, and about trying to come to terms with the uncertainty that is the multiple sclerosis diagnosis.

Meanwhile, The Culture Buzz host John Busbee and I discussed my inadvertently of-the-moment novel, Louie on the Rocks, a vodka-soaked tale about an estranged father-daughter duo on opposite ends of the political spectrum.

I appreciate the spotlight these two folks put on my latest creations.