As your host, Laurie Grawl, I share my deeply personal journey as a "Career Patient," since 1997. Navigating the complexities of living with Congestive Heart Failure, Kidney Failure, Lund Disorders, and Marfan Syndrome. Join me as I open up about the highs and lows, the challenges and triumphs, and the resilience that has kept me going through it all. From moments of vulnerability to sparks of hope, each episode is a raw and honest exploration of what it means to live with chronic illness. Settle in and let's embark on this journey together.
Join me for this new episode. I'm still learning that some amazing experiences are yet to unfold. God's hidden plans are already placed in the background of my life. Opportunities and experiences I would have never dreamed of happening.
29 May 2025
Diving Deeper into-"Hope Amid Medical Unknowns"
The host explores maintaining hope during medical uncertainty, offering three tips for grieving losses and moving forward in the face of illness.
18 Feb 2025
"A Future and A Hope," Part 1
The story picks up where God continues to grow my faith by holding my hand and leading me down more pathways unbeknownst to me and my family, ones Hehad already in place for me to discover and travel upon.
19 Jan 2025
Diving Deeper into-"Embracing Being A Frequent Flyer Patient"
This episode of Diving Deeper into-"Embracing Being A Frequent Flyer Patient," gives tips for patients and caregivers.
If you are living with Chronic Illness, you probably know exactly what I mean. Many of us spend more time in medical offices than we'd like. We've earned frequent flyer status.
This topic is one I have had personal experience dealing with as a "Career Patient." In S1E7 of "My Heart Beats On," podcast.
18 Jan 2025
"Just Call Me Frequent Flyer"
I’ll continue the story and pick up where I
left off by telling how our family was blessed with the outpouring of love from others and how I learned to accept the hospital as my second home.
16 Nov 2024
Diving Deeper into-"Navigating This Unpredictable Journey"
This episode of Deeper Dive into-“Navigating This Unpredictable Journey,” gives tips for patients and caregivers.
Having a Chronic Illness comes with an emotional roller-coaster that brings unpredictability to one’s life, swinging so wildly between moments of hope and times of doubt. A
place where you can feel like no one else really “gets it.”
This topic is one I have had personal experience dealing with as a “Career Patient.” In S1E6 of “My Heart Beats On,” podcast.
4 Nov 2024
"Living Day to Day with Uncertainty"
I'll continue telling my story by sharing what it was like for me, my family, friends, and doctors for the near future and years to come, being able to live with the constant upheaval from my incurable, untreatable disorder. Not to mention the stressors of dealing with the financial, physical, and emotional costs of caring for a chronically ill
loved one.
19 Sept 2024
Deeper Dive into-"Chronic Illness Maintenance"
This episode of Deeper Dive into-"Chronic Illness Maintenance," gives tips for patients and caregivers. This topic is one I have had personal experience dealing with as a "Career Patient." In S1E5 of "My Heart Beats On," podcast.
#resilence #chronicillnessmaintenance #healthjourney #caregivers #selfcare #chf #Marfansyndrome #lunghealth #kidneyfailure #spoonie #lauriegrawl
17 Sept 2024
Introducing “My Heart Beats On.”
A new Podcast with creator and host, Laurie Grawl
17 Sept 2024
"Not the News I was Hoping to Hear"
Listen to the continuation of my story by sharing the bad news my husband and I received. The complications that arose after my open-heart bypass surgery left doctors without options and some of my nurses crying at my bedside.
6 Sept 2024
Deeper Dive into-"Resilience"
This episode of A Deeper Dive into-"Resilience," gives tips to patients and caregivers. The topic is one I have had personal experience dealing with as a "Career Patient," in S1E4 of "My Heart Beats On," podcast.
#resilience #patienttips #healthjourney #caregivers #selfcare #chf #Marfansyndrome #lunghealth #kidneyfailure #lauriegrawl
5 Sept 2024
A Deeper Dive into-"Self Advocacy"
This episode of A Deeper Dive into-"Self Advocacy," gives tips to patients and caregivers. The topic is one I have personal experience dealing with as a "Career Patient," S1E3 of "My Heart Beats On," podcast.
4 Sept 2024
A Deeper Dive into-"Nurturing Relationships"
This episode of A Deeper Dive into-"Nurturing Relationships," gives tips for patients and caregivers. This topic is one I have had personal experience dealing with as a "Career Patient," in S1E2 of "My Heart Beats On," podcast.
18 Aug 2024
"My New Normal, Life After Surgery"
Listen as I share my experiences waking up in the ICU and afterward. Learn how my life was forever changed.
24 Jun 2024
“Breathe You’re Still Alive,” part 2
I will be finishing the story of what happened next in discovering a life-threatening situation and the resulting emergency surgery.
27 May 2024
“Breathe You’re Still Alive,” part 1
I will be describing my troublesome symptoms and the days leading up to a heart attack, an arterial dissection, both resulting in emergency open-heart surgery. Episode 3, part 2 will be released July 1st.
30 Apr 2024
The Making of a “Career Patient”
Some personal medical history details that will allow you to get more familiar with me as your host, Laurie Grawl.
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YouTube views
1,017
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
1 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
2 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100
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55
Social presence
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YouTube
65
Engagement
32
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