Episode 319 : The Death of Alene Schrader
Life After MLM
Roberta Blevins
4.2 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2025
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we delve into the tragic story of Alene Schrader, who suffered fatal medical neglect at the hands of her granddaughter, Kandise Sheahen, a registered nurse involved in the MLM Q Sciences. Our conversation with Alene's grandson, Jon Schrader and his wife Francesa, explores the dangers of MLM products as healthcare, the risks associated with trusting unqualified individuals in financially motivated medical situations, and the subsequent legal proceedings following Nana's death from ketoacidosis. This story is the worst case scenario of everything we have learned this year about the monetized health and wellness space, and should be listened to with caution.
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| 1:48.8 | Hey, I'm Roberta Blevins, and this is Life After MLM, a podcast where we work to help end the stigma of failure in an industry systemically designed for you to fail. |
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| 2:33.9 | Hello. We've got a true crime episode for you today. And so I wanted to sort of issue this content warning really quick. We are going to be talking about death. And we're going to be talking about sort of the case and everything leading up to it and the resolution of the case. So I just wanted to give you a quick heads up. If you are not in the mood to listen to a true crime story, maybe come back to this one later. I also want to let you know we have a new microphone. We're trying out like a travel microphone. And so let us know if you like the way this sounds better. We're just trying to figure some stuff out. But this is our maiden voyage on this new microphone. I kind of like it, but it's like a stand microphone, so it's a little different, |
| 3:10.4 | and we're sort of still learning. out, but this is our maiden voyage on this new microphone. I kind of like it, but it's like a stand |
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