Episode 1: When Nothing Added Up

A nurse of 15 years gets COVID — twice. The first time is manageable. The second time changes everything. In this debut episode, she walks through 18 months of unexplained symptoms, dismissed test results, and misdiagnoses (depression? a pituitary tumor?) — even after taking matters into her own hands with diet, exercise, and preventative health measures that should have helped but didn't. None of it added up to the diagnosis that was actually coming. It's a raw, honest look at what it's like to be the patient instead of the caregiver — and the first step in a series about grief, chronic illness, and learning to advocate for yourself when the system falls short.