Podcast
In Sickness
Hosted by Bob Coughlin & Paul Kidwell · EN
In Sickness. Men and the Culture of Caregiving is a monthly podcast that will focus mostly on stories of male caregivers who have supported individuals with various diseases and medical conditions across all therapeutic areas including select cancers, ALS, Alzheimer’s, and numerous rare diseases. The podcast will highlight the growing population of male caregivers who are caring for their spouse, life partners, children family members, and friends, and joining the ranks of the throngs of women caregivers who have historically been central to this effort. The podcast is co-hosted and produced by Bob Coughlin and Paul Kidwell, with technical supervision provided by Dan Thibeault of Fast Twitch Media.
For more information, please contact Paul Kidwell at paulkidwellbos@gmail.com.
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Fighting the Disease and Social Stigma of Male Breast Cancer.
May 27, 202500:49:58Tap to summarizeLiving with male breast cancer presents unique physical, emotional, and social challenges, many of which stem from the rarity of the condition and the societal stigma surrounding it. There are many misconceptions about this rare form of cancer, but in this episode of In Sickness. Men and the Culture of Caregiving, our two cancer patients – Arvind Natarajan and Steve Del Gardo - share their graphic stories and dispel much of the erroneous information about this condition. One patient even served double duty as his caregiver as well. We also were fortunate to have a clinician and male breast cancer specialist, Dr. Jose Pablo Leone, from Dana Farber Cancer Institute join the discussion and relate that although it might be rare, this disease is not uncommon. This episode also represents a departure from our norm as we invited fellow podcaster and cancer caregiver, Charlotte Bayala, to join us. She was wonderful and after you listen to her on our podcast you can check her out on, The Cancer Caregiver.
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Apr 23, 202500:50:53Tap to summarizeCompassion fatigue is quite literally, the emotional cost of caring. The physical and emotional exhaustion experienced by caregivers is a common thread in the caregiving experience. It’s a serious condition that affects anyone finding themselves in a helping or caregiving role. This episode of In Sickness had the privilege of speaking with three of the authors – Peter Dudley, Antoinette LeCouteur, Tammy Hurst - of the extraordinary book, Relit. It’s a collection of essays by individuals engaged in a “heart-based role” who succumbed to the eventual care inertia. Think the heart writ large. To learn more, go to insickness.org.
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