From Chronic Fatigue to Chronic Optimism
Sickboy
CBC
4.8 • 524 Ratings
🗓️ 2 April 2024
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Isobel's journey isn't just about battling Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS); it's a deep dive into resilience and self-discovery amidst the challenges of chronic illness. Facing skepticism and navigating a world not built for her, she shares the highs and lows of her path to recovery. Isobel walks the fellas through her mission to challenge the status quo by using her TikTok as tool to spread awareness about accessibility (or lack thereof) in London. Isobel's story is a clarion call for awareness and understanding, proving that embracing one's identity can be the first step toward meaningful change.
Be sure to follow Isobel on TikTok: @is0bellywelly
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| 0:34.3 | This is a CBC podcast. |
| 0:50.3 | Music This is a CBC podcast. Welcome back, folks. |
| 0:52.2 | Oh, my God. |
| 0:52.7 | I'm so excited to throw you to this week's episode. |
| 0:56.5 | We had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with our new friend, Isabel, all the way over from London. |
| 1:04.1 | And you know when you sit down, you meet someone and you have a conversation with them and you immediately just |
| 1:11.8 | fall in love with them, that's Isabel. Just the most charming, sweet human you've ever met. |
| 1:20.2 | And we, Brian and I got to have a long chat with Isabel about her experience with living with. Here we go. We're going to try |
| 1:29.1 | this. Myalgic encephalomyelitis. Not bad. Also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. |
| 1:38.8 | And holy shit. What a wild story. Iselle also, you might have seen her before. |
| 1:46.8 | Her TikTok's kind of blown up. |
| 1:49.1 | And her whole TikTok is all about just educating people about accessibility or the lack of accessibility in London. |
| 1:58.6 | So I hope you enjoy this as much as Brian and I did. We love Isabelle. We think |
| 2:02.5 | she's the absolute sweetest. And no wrap up today. So just a nice long, meaty chat. And we will |
| 2:11.4 | be back with our regular scheduled programming next week. Hope you enjoy. Later. |
| 2:31.2 | Today we are joined by Isabel, a vibrant young woman who is living her best life in London. And Isabel's life took a bit of an unexpected turn at age nine when illness struck, leading |
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