Caroline's Story: When Food Turns Fatal

The Medical Detectives

Soft Skills Media

Society & Culture, True Crime

3.6 • 711 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

In this deeply moving and inspiring episode of The Medical Detectives, Dr. Nance and Anna sit down with Caroline, a vibrant and determined young woman navigating life with a mysterious syndrome that makes her allergic to most foods. From her early childhood experiences with life-threatening allergies to her diagnosis during college, Caroline shares the twists, turns, and triumphs of living with a chronic condition that redefined her life.

This episode is a testament to resilience, the importance of community, and the human capacity to adapt in the face of uncertainty. Tune in for a story that will resonate with anyone living with—or loving someone with—a chronic condition.

Follow along with Caroline's journey on her socials @CarolineCray2

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0:00.0	So before we even started recording today, I just was talking because I'm still not skilled
0:13.4	enough in the world of the podcast to realize that it counts down before you go.
0:18.3	So I gave you guys a wonderful introduction to this episode. Then unfortunately, you will not hear. So I'll try to make up for it in the future.
0:27.1	But let's just segue into the reality of things. How are you doing, Dr. Nance? I'm still recovering
0:33.5	from the response of our first and second podcast, which was just insane.
0:39.7	I was getting stopped in the street.
0:43.2	You got stopped in the street?
0:44.6	Yeah, which is, you know, usually not a good sign for a doctor, right?
0:47.8	No.
0:49.1	That's not good.
0:50.7	But no, I've just been overwhelmed by the response from all the listeners and all the people
0:56.5	who are really feeling seen and feeling heard kind of for the first time. Honestly, that's what
1:03.1	we set out to do and it feels so good that it's working. Like, I feel like there's just not a lot of
1:08.6	places for these kind of discussions to happen.
1:11.1	And I'm so glad that we get to be that place.
1:13.0	Like, what a cool job.
1:14.2	We're not making any money yet.
1:15.4	But I'd like to say it's cool.
1:17.2	It will be cooler.
1:19.8	When we get, you know what?
1:21.5	Actually, I would do it even if we didn't make money because that's not what it's about.
1:24.7	But, you know, money is nice. Let's, let's not laugh. I got medical bills. Well, I'm super excited to introduce our next interviewee,
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