[01.07] Introductions to our Blended panelists.
- Melissa – Associate Partner of Finance & Supply Chain Transformation at IBM
- LaMondre – Speaker and CEO at Billion Strong
- Dan – Owner at High-Performance Logistics Sales
- Richard – Vice President of Strategic Accounts at Intelligent Audit
[06.03] The guests share their different personal experiences of illness, surgery, and emotional recovery.
- Sarah’s experience with Lipoedema
- Lack of help/disbelief from medical practitioners
- Dan’s experience with throat cancer
- The journey of the caretaker
- Impact on relationships
- PTSD, anxiety, and depression
- Fear of returning to work
- Comparison
- LaMondre’s experience of spinal muscular atrophy
- Loss of ability
- Therapy
- How surgery can trigger past trauma
- Richard’s experience of caring for his father
- Denial
- Melissa’s experience with breast cancer
- Why people keep diagnoses a secret
- Ableism
- Changing perspectives
- Lack of understanding and awareness
[54.20] The panel reflects on how we talk about illness and recovery, and how we can better support friends, family, and colleagues.
- Vulnerability
- Honesty
- Taking the burden of reaching out off the person suffering
- If you ask, be open to receiving the answer – whatever that is
- Different perspectives
- Showing people they’re loved
- Asking for help
- Practical support like bringing food
- Stigma and shame
- Secrecy and privacy
[01.19.03] The group sums up their thoughts from today’s discussion.
