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Kevin is a guy I have a lot of respect for, because he's been through so much and no matter how much he has been through he continues to keep moving. He's battled mental illness, homelessness , a crystal meth addiction, he survived cancer twice, and had three strokes. His honestly is not only refreshing, but beautiful. We go periodically throughout his entire life, and showing all the ups and downs, the goods and the bads, and it truly shows how resilient a person can be if they stay strong. Believe it or not there's also more to his story, so sit back and go on this journey with me

https://franklykev.com

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/frankly-kev/id1584060947

Instagram @franklykevpodcast

This episode is with Michaela Cox, she is an author who writes mainly nonfiction, and has published many books.  Her first 38 years on this planet were very challenging including the three Ds, which are three different stages in her life that she had to overcome, and eventually thrive. Disability, divorce, death which were all challenging by themselves, but between the three of them they made for one hell of a come back story. She goes in detail about her sight loss and all the challenges that come with that and how she had to adapt to her disability. She talks about having kids, and how they help her not only emotionally but also a helping her with daily tasks

https://www.myheartfeltmeditations.com /https://www.thrivinginallthingsinlife.com/

This episode is with a guy who is pretty famous on TickTock, but he's also a doctor, DR. Carlton is a specialist that deals with HIV, and STDs. This conversation was very informational, but also personal for DR. Carlton because he's also a gay man who talks about his personal views and knowledge of how HIV has played the gay community. We also discuss in detail how medicine has come a long way in the last 10 years so that HIV, and AIDS is not a death sentence anymore. 

He is @DoctorCarlton on TikTok and Instagram

This episode was a great conversation, but very sad for me, so much so that I actually took a week from any podcast recordings. Amy Daniels is a mother who lost her daughter Emily from a complex medical condition which was a tumor in which she received many treatments over the years, Which also lead to cognitive issues, and physical issues. Her daughter inspired her to write a book which is her memoir to her daughter through the eyes of her mother/caregiver. And we get to hear the dynamic between her and the rest of her family and how Emily's passing affected not only Amy but also her sister, and father. When you listen to this episode you really get to hear how strong Amy is, and how she still lives the best life she can but not only for her and her family but also for Emily as well

https://www.amazon.com/Reaching-Normal-Mothers-Raising-Chronic-ebook/dp/B09514Y2GW/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=YQP5UZEHLXQE&keywords=reaching+for+normal+amy+daniels&qid=1636297354&qsid=130-6200530-0758927&sprefix=reaching+for+nor%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1&sres=1476685355&srpt=ABIS_EBOOKS

https://www.amazon.com/Reaching-Normal-Mothers-Raising-Chronic-ebook/dp/B09514Y2GW/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=YQP5UZEHLXQE&keywords=reaching+for+normal+amy+daniels&qid=1636297354&qsid=130-6200530-0758927&sprefix=reaching+for+nor%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1&sres=1476685355&srpt=ABIS_EBOOKS

In this episode I get to have a wonderful conversation with my great friend Kendra. Kendra is a woman I met on Instagram and I did a live on her channel.. She is an entrepreneur, a disability advocate, and an overall kind hearted woman. She does not have a disability herself, but she has had friends, and incidences in her life where she stood up for those who either were afraid to, or just didn't have the voice that Kendra did. Her goal is to empower and create safe spaces so that there is some fairness when it comes to people with disabilities. She discusses all the things as she is passionate about, and all the things that she is working on to help make this a better world.

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/empowermentapparel531/

Website https://thehello.llc/EMPOWERMENTAPPAREL531

Deon Joseph has bin an LAPD for 25 years in high crime areas of Los Angeles. He has worked on skid Row which is a notorious area of LA for having a giant population of homeless people who have built their own community, and an area of lawlessness and crime. Some of our subject matter in this episode that is discussed, crime, homelessness, race, and his honest opinions on special interest groups like Black Lives Matter. 

His website  http://www.deonjoseph.org

This episode was recorded a lot different than any of the other episodes I've done in the past or in the future, we used a phone service that has her interpreter, the type to hear what I say, and then she replies with her voice.  Karen is a woman who was born with normal hearing but after a fall from her, JetSki's it end up activating a specific gene that only her family has, This gene took most of her hearing. She was really adamant about looking for a role model in the deaf community, so much that she end up going to a school with a bunch of deaf people and she got so comfortable that she end up teaching the other students. She also talked about having kids with the same gene and dealing with guilt because of passing it on to them.

https://www.yourpassionschool.com/22%20Lessons

This episode is with Michael Holden.  He is lives all the way in Northern Ireland and he suffers from a neurological disorder called Motor neuron disease, which put him in a wheelchair, and it started to affect him in his late 30s. He talks about the slow deterioration of his body that started with pains in his legs and then moved around throughout the other parts of his body. He was also misdiagnosed for a condition he didn't even have which then drove him down a long road of psychological issues that he needed therapy for. He's had a very up and down rocky road in his so many years, but no matter what he still wants equality and he still speaks out for people who need it most, even though he may not come off the best way to everyone, but if you're kind to him, he will ingratiate you with kindness.  He also talks about his disabled son and how they had to restructure their house to make it wheelchair accessible.

Our next guest is Teri who is a woman I met through my grandma's next-door neighbor, her family was getting rid of a cat which is now my best buddy bullet. She was born with a condition called aorta stenosis, Which means her aorta valve was almost entirely closed. Her doctors and family put restrictions on how much she could do, but she did not listen and I got her in lots of trouble. She had many surgeries including one that would preserve a few extra years of her life by opening up her valve, But even though she nearly died three times through that surgery, she is still alive many years later. She is also the first person to survive that surgery because it was done in 1962. Even though that surgery was a success and did prolong her life, she needed another surgery while she was going through her schooling, but it was also a success. The irony of all the problems he's had with her heart, her heart is the most valuable part of her body,  because she's adopted a lot of children and taking care of them over the years, and she cares about them equally and always wants the best for them. Unfortunately, the health issues continued when she had a massive stroke that paralyzed one side of her body, And also couldn't talk. She is a very tough woman and continues to fight no matter what is thrown at her