Pretty Sick Lupus Chic

This is the podcast that takes you inside the life and mind of a woman dealing with multiple illnesses. On this podcast, we have open and honest conversations about what it is like dealing with the pain of those illnesses as well as what it is like being a family member and watching a loved one suffer.

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Episodes

Henry Marty: Being Married to Someone Living With Lupus Disease

On this episode of Pretty Sick Lupus Chic, I invite my wonderful, amazing, and pain in butt husband, Henry, on the podcast to share his experience of being married to a person living with Lupus Disease. After 16 years of marriage, Henry has been with me, in and out of hospitals, and has always been my rock. Currently, he is being evaluated to donate a kidney to me. We discuss this as well as how he finds his strength to support our family and find the moments to laugh through it all.

Mar 19, 2021•34 min

Episode 2: Living with Hashimoto's Disease

As it is Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month as well as Women’s Appreciation Month, I thought it would be great to bring my friend, Jessika McKee onto the podcast. She is a chronic illness warrior. She has Hashimoto’s Disease, Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and many more overlapping diseases. As a single mother, with 2 children and a full-time job, Jessika shares what it is like to live with an invisible illness, how she got diagnosed and dating while having a chronic disease. As always we will ...

Mar 14, 2021•34 min

Pilot: Being the Son Of a Mother Living with Lupus Disease

In the pilot episode of Pretty Sick Lupus Chic, Mekkah sits down with her son, Amaru, to discuss what it has been like growing up with a mother dealing with Lupus Disease. The two share intimate stories about what day-to-day life has been like as well as their experiences have been going in and out of the hospital and how going through those experiences created an even stronger bond between the mother and son.

Mar 05, 2021•48 min

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