Dory is a Chronic Kidney Disease survivor! She is bubbly as bubbly gets, a true face of fierce resilience despite fatigue, grief, and much more. She continues to win metals at the World and American Transplant Games in swimming. Her passion is for you to consider donating organs to those in need. Please visit the links here for more information! 

Other links: Organ Donation Support - TeamOhio4life.org

Hi I’m Emily! I was diagnosed in December 2023 with B-Cell ALL while I was pregnant with my son. I started chemo on January 1st and delivered a healthy preemie exactly a month later. 

I run to raise awareness for leukemia, fundraise for patient resources, create care packages, and create art & vlogs online to connect with other patients. I am still in treatment, it’s been a long journey but God continues to lead me to health and recovery.

Hi my name is Karlie, I am a mom of two boys and have been married to my amazing husband for 14 years. I was born and raised in a small town in AB, Canada but for the past four years have been an American resident. I have been sick half of my life to varying degrees. I needed to find a purpose for my pain so I felt compelled to share my story with y'all. I also am very involved with Broken and Mended which is a Chronic illness ministry. I also have recently finished training for becoming a facilitator for Qplace. They are both amazing ministries and I am so happy to be partnered with them. It was an honor to be on this podcast as well.

Keri is a resilient cancer survivor who advocates for her community. She found her profound love of Jesus after nearly losing her life to chemo as a child. She was renewed once more after life events and finds herself putting all she is in God. Fighting for disability rights came naturally to her after jobs, doctors, and many other professional places often swept her and her community under the rug. Keri was diagnosed with dysautonomia, cirps, adhd, narcolepsy, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, hyper mobility, and autism later in life. Pots, fibromyalgia/ME were diagnosed as a child. 

Keri continues to fight for rights and actively works with those who are often shut off from the community for their "lack" of ability. Her hope is that one day the world will be fully accepting of the disabled.

Seth is a musician, writer, and attorney living with me/cfs (chronic fatigue syndrome). Playing the viola was his first passion in life, and he has added in playing the piano and writing poetry since falling ill in 2022. He believes in the power of music and creative expression to give vibrancy to his faith, heal the soul, and make meaning of his journey as he navigates his health. He is active on Threads and Instagram, where he shares his poetry and occasional music videos. 

Threads: @noorzadseth

Instagram: @noorzadseth