In this episode Alin and Colby Interview Craig Smith. Craig is a heart transplant recipient who post transplant wanted to give back to the transplant community. He started Second Chance Fundraising which spreads awareness for organ donation and much much more. Hear Craig's story of acute illness, need for LVAD and then transplant, and what he is up to now to give back! 

In this episode we talk all things traveling with Travels With Transplant. She is a pilot and kidney transplant recipient who spends her time flying all over the world. Travels With Transplant gives us great insight into what to worry about when traveling, some tips and tricks, and a little insider information about the flying industry. This is a really great interview that we really enjoyed so we hope you enjoy it too! 

In this episode Alin and Colby discuss how having an organ transplant and chronic illness can have a significant impact on your mental health. May is mental health awareness month so this seemed like an excellent time to dive into this subject. Colby and Alin both share their personal experience with anxiety and depression surrounding their illness. 



References:
https://journals.lww.com/transplantjournal/fulltext/2013/10150/Mental_Health_Disorders_and_Solid_Organ_Transplant.3.aspx

https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/pn.46.15.psychnews_46_15_10_1

In this episode Alin and Colby talk to Dr. Sejal Patel. Sejal is a pancreas and two time kidney transplant recipient. Sejal discusses going through multiple transplants, being on dialysis, and how this changed her career path. Additionally we discuss the pre exposure prophylaxis treatment for Covid 19 named Evusheld. Evusheld is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies that both Sejal and Alin have received. 


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In this episode Alin and Colby become the Mythbusters! They take us through some of the most common myths about organ donation and discuss why they are in fact just myths and not true. April is National Donate Life month so they want to shed light on the importance of organ donation and bust these organ donation myths that may cause people to not sign up to be donors! 

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In this episode Alin and Colby discuss all things nutrition for the post transplant and immunocompromised patient. They interview Madeleine Hallum who is a registered dietician who specializes in heart transplant patients. Topics covered include foods to avoid, food cleaning habits, balancing electrolytes and much much more. 

In this episode Alin and Colby answer some of the most frequently asked questions after transplant. They tackle topics including Alcohol and Marijuana use after transplant, willingness to accept a heart from a high risk donor, and post transplant dietary changes. 

In this episode Alin and Colby talk about their personal genetic histories and how they came to understand they had genetic heart diseases. They open up about how this affected their mindset into having a family and decisions they had to make when it came to how to not pass along these genetic diseases. It is a very open and honest discussion we hope you enjoy. At the end of the episode they answer a listeners question about risk of skin cancer in the immunocompromised population. 

In this episode Alin and Colby return from an unexpected long time off to kick off season two of both sides of the stethoscope. They discuss how they have been managing the current Covid surge.  Alin reflects on being 3 years post transplant and discusses some of the hurdles she has had to overcome along the way. We learn about Alin dealing with AVN and  pulmonary emboli. We also answer listener questions about Covid 19 and about nerve connections to a transplanted heart.