Mighty - The Organ Transplant Podcast

By Dave Johnson

A heart transplant (and total artificial heart) survivor shares his experiences and thoughts on his 18 year journey to heart transplant.

UNOS - United Network for Organ Sharing: https://unos.org/

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The podcast currently has 30 episodes available.

Mighty - The Organ Transplant Podcast episodes:

May 21, 2021 Episode 10 - How To Hospital (ICU Survival Guide)
Life on an ICU can be rough sometimes. Survival skills for all you frequent flyers out there, with a view towards long-term stays, delirium, and self-advocacy.
TWITTER: @mightytxpodcast
YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/TSwfeP6FfzI
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30min
May 20, 2021 Episode 09 - The Perry Jenkins Effect
What a 19-year-old kid with an artificial heart taught me about life, bad food, and surviving the ICU.
TWITTER: @mightytxpodcast
YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/J5c71Psm4F8
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37min
May 09, 2021 Episode 08 - The Road Ahead
No two transplant stories are the same but all have many things in common. A few important changes ahead to prepare for, and the sooner the better.
TWITTER: @mightytxpodcast
YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/pRjX_OYtGUU
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33min
May 08, 2021 Episode 07 - Eye of the Storm
Contentment - it's elusive when you're fatally ill. How to find peace in this new, restricted, frustrating reality? I confess, I didn't. But here's what I learned.
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29min
April 20, 2021 Episode 06 - You Are Not Your Sickness
Organ failure is an invisible illness in most cases, especially at the beginning. As I lost the ability to work, play, and function at full capacity, it's tempting to only think of yourself as a sick, handicapped person, lose your self-identity. In this episode I discuss my own struggles with self-confidence and and self-image when seeing myself through the lens of chronic heart failure and organ recipient.
TWITTER: @mightytxpodcast
YOUTUBE Link: https://youtu.be/bvWgdY3obnw
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26min
April 18, 2021 Episode 05 - Normalcy? (Pt. 2)
Normalcy? Seems like once organ transplant enters the conversation, normalcy goes out the window. But it doesn't have to. In this two-part topic, I share exactly how crazy the last 6 years of my heart transplant journey was. In Episode 05, I'll deep dive into how our family survived by creating normalcy in the midst of the chaos of procedures, emergencies, hospitalizations, and frequent relocations.
TWITTER: @mightytxpodcast
YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/mGwcqWlbiNk
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33min
April 16, 2021 Episode 04 - Normalcy? (Pt. 1)
Normalcy? Seems like once an organ transplant enters the conversation, normalcy goes out the window. But it doesn't have to. In this two-part topic, I share exactly how crazy the last 6 years of my heart transplant journey was, and follow up in Episode 5 with how we created our own "normal."
TWITTER: @mightytxpodcast
YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/qUId4ki9Aq4
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31min
April 14, 2021 Episode 03 - Get Up, Stand Up
(Note: I made a technical error in this episode - I mentioned that my cardiologist found a problem with my heart while I underwent an EGD. This test was actually a TEE. Though they both involve an esophogeal scope, though they are done for completely different reasons.)
Self-advocacy is tricky. There's a fine line between looking out for your interests and being the know-it-all patient. In the transplant world, the ideal balance is a patient/doctor team that shares information and works together to get to the finish line. In this episode, I share some personal experiences to illustrate degrees and the necessity for self-advocacy.
TWITTER: @mightytxpodcast
YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/IdtcZqXG8_Y

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36min
April 11, 2021 Episode 02 - We Don't Need No Education
In this episode, I discuss knowing your enemy - you disease. To self-advocate effectively, we need to be able to join the conversation armed with basic knowledge. Good information = informed decisions. Let's talk about self-education.
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31min
April 11, 2021 Episode 01 - All The Other Stuff
The waiting list. The transplant surgery. The donor. Compliance. Medications. In transplant world there's a lot of great info about the Big Stuff. Other things fall through the cracks - relationships, self-worth, passions, hobbies, identity. In this episode I share an overview of my 18 year journey to heart transplant, life interrupted repeatedly by procedures, hospitalizations, surgeries...the attrition sneaks up on us.
TWITTER: @mightytxpodcast
YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/NDea5V-WxZ8
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18min

FAQs about Mighty - The Organ Transplant Podcast:

How many episodes does Mighty - The Organ Transplant Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 30 episodes available.