Medical Musings With Sam

After 4 years behind the microphone, I have made the decision to cease Podcasting, “Medical Musings With Sam”

There are a number of reasons:

The easy to use software I was using for recording through my Podcast host is no longer available and the alternatives are cumbersome requiring major editing, which is not something I can deal with with life’s ongoing challenges.

Both Peter’s health, with his recent Alzheimers diagnosis, and my bone disease , are progressing for the worse and I am absolutely exhausted. Something has to give

As I reviewed all the activities under the “My Medical Musings” portfolio, the Podcast, while doing well, has the least interaction.

The good news is the Podcast will still be available to listen to permanently and there are 84 episodes available…..here’s the Podcast link:

https://open.spotify.com/show/5YqbguCqSJtAjbiruJbMqO

You Can Still Push Play But For Now It’s Time For Me To Permanently Press Pause On My Podcast.

Thank you to those of you who have supported my Podcast and your encouraging feedback over the past 4 years. I am so sorry to disappoint you.

After 4 years behind the microphone, I have made the decision to cease Podcasting, “Medical Musings With Sam”

There are a number of reasons:

• Both Peter’s health, with his recent Alzheimers diagnosis, and my bone disease , are progressing for the worse and I am absolutely exhausted. Something has to give

• As I reviewed all the activities under the “My Medical Musings” portfolio, the Podcast, while doing well, has the least interaction.

• The good news is the Podcast will still be available to listen to permanently and there are 84 episodes available…..here’s the Podcast link:

https://open.spotify.com/show/5YqbguCqSJtAjbiruJbMqO

July is my birthday month, and I’m very excited to announce I’m running a competition on my podcast and the blog to give away a copy of my book:

“My Medical Musings, A Story of Love Laughter Faith and Hope, Living With A Rare Disease “.

All you need to do is listen to a podcast episode and leave a review or comment on either Spotify for Podcasters, Apple Podcasts, or Audible.

If you listen through a different podcast app, please leave a review there, and just DM me to let me know, and I’ll still include you in the book giveaway competition.

There are three episodes/posts throughout July, each giving an opportunity for you to enter the competition. This is the last one of the three.

Here’s the link to my blog: www.mymedmusings.com

If you are not a podcast listener, you can also leave a review in the comment section of this blog post, and you will also be added to the competition draw at the end of the month!!

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July is my birthday month, and I’m very excited to announce I’m running a competition on my podcast and the blog to give away a copy of my book:“My Medical Musings, A Story of Love Laughter Faith and Hope, Living With A Rare Disease “.All you need to do is listen to a podcast episode and leave a review or comment on either Spotify for Podcasters, Apple Podcasts, or Audible.There will be three episodes/posts throughout July, each giving an opportunity for you to enter the competition.If you listen through a different podcast app, please leave a review there, and just DM me to let me know, and I’ll still include you in the book giveaway competition.If you are not a podcast listener, you can also leave a review in the comment section of the blog post at www.mymedmusings.com and you will also be added to the competition draw at the end of the month!!So, without further ado, here’s the second excerpt from my book: Chapter 2, A Full and Fulfilled Chronic Illness Life

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July is my birthday month, and I’m very excited to announce I’m running a competition on my podcast and the blog to give away a copy of my book:"My Medical Musings, A Story of Love, Laughter, Faith and Hope, Living With A Rare Disease "All you need to do to enter the competition is listen to a podcast episode and leave a review or comment on either Spotify for Podcasters, Apple Podcasts, or Audible or your usual Podcast listening app.If you are not a podcast listener, you can also leave a review in the comment section of the blog post at www.mymedmusings.com, also being published today, and you will also be added to the competition draw at the end of the month!!So, without further ado, here's the first e-book style excerpt from my book:Chapter 21, A Trip Down Memory Lane Hope you enjoy xx

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July is my birthday month, and I'm very excited to announce I'll be running a competition on my podcast to give away a copy of my book:"My Medical Musings, A Story of Love Laughter Faith and Hope, Living With A Rare Disease ".All the competition details are in this Podcast episode.I can't wait to give one of my listeners a free copy of my book.Love, Sam 💓#spotify #audible #applepodcaster

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Hi everyone ,On today's podcast episode, I'm excited to share with you what I consider to be one of the best YouTube travel vloggers, "The Buddymooner"https://youtube.com/@thebuddymoon?si=35a720dfI2S2ENI6They are a young married South African couple who are so genuine and down to earth and honestly make you feel you are travelling with friends. In fact, on their YouTube channel, their description of their vision for their vlogs aligns so much with the vision of "My Medical Musings" platforms (book, blog, podcast, and forum). They believe adventures and travels are best done with buddies! As a disabled people, they just get their vlogs right in terms of having a wonderful travel experience with them and really feeling like I was with friends who want to give me the best experience possible while not being afraid to tell it like it is and not overdoing their excitement when things are amazing.I then go on to talk to you about tiredness, and it's ok to be honest about not coping for a while. It's ok to be real and genuine.I hope you enjoy this "eclectic" podcast episode, and I really hope you check out the "Buddymoon" on YouTube.Safe "virtual" travels with friendsLove, Sam xx 😘

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My latest episode is all about finding "The Good Stuff" in your life to distract you from living with chronic illness.This is the stuff we need to do to mitigate "The Bad Stuff." This is about our well-being, our efforts to reclaim ourselves from the octopus arms of our diseases, and break free as much as we can.I hope my "Good Stuff " list motivates you to find yours and incorporate it into your daily and weekly routine.https://mymedmusings.comI also want to highlight a wonderful travel vlog I've just discovered. The husband and wife team, Leanne and Dan, known as thebuddymoon, are from South Africa They're so authentic, and you really feel you are experiencing travelling with good friends.You can check them out on You Tube...https://youtube.com/@thebuddymoon?si=5n606IPOAuSOb_xqHave fun discovering your "Good Stuff"Love,Sam xx

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Well, here we go again on a bit of a roller-coaster.I don’t think I’ll ever get rid of the vision of my husband slumped half on the floor, with his head slammed into the hard arm of the chair, unconscious and vomiting while unresponsive. I’ve never been so scared in all my life.In this episode I share our incredibly scary COVID journey which I am still on. If nothing else I hope it raises awareness that we still need to be careful. This thing is fatal.Take care and thanks so much for listening.Sam xx

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A few weeks ago, my husband ended up in hospital with a suspected stroke.After numerous tests, including an MRI angiogram, a stroke was ruled out, but he was told he had short-term memory loss and “wear and tear ” showing on the MRA.I could have told them that, so I wasn’t particularly happy with the outcome.Once I was able to view the actual MRA report and do some research, it was apparent the damaged area of the brain was a little more than “wear and tear.”Within weeks, we were given the diagnosis of Alzheimers disease, and a new life changing chapter of our lives begins.I'm going to take you on our journey as much as I can to shine a light on this insidious disease. I hope you'll learn from my never-ending mistskes of what not to do, as well as feel encouraged by our love and commitment to each other to provide ongoing support and to do as much as we can to still laugh and live a life of faith and hope.One thing I forgot to say on the podcast is that my husband is being referred to a neurologist in the hope he might be eligible for medication to slow the process. I'll keep you posted.Here's some links I also promised to Alzheimers Queensland resources:https://alzheimersonline.org/dementia-resources/and my blog post, " Let's Make Some Lemonade,"https://mymedmusings.com/2022/01/19/lets-make-some-lemonade/Thanks for listening Sam xxwww.mymedmusings.com