Chronic Illness, Depression, and Losing Friends After Diagnosis

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A new episode of A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness Podcast is now available.

In this episode of A Body Re-bells: A Chronic Illness Podcast, I respond to a listener living with pulmonary sarcoidosis, depression, family estrangement, and the loss of friendships after diagnosis. I talk about what friendship looks like when illness stops being temporary, why suicidal thoughts deserve immediate professional support, and what happened when one of my own friendships ended after I revealed how sick I was. I also share what twenty years with sarcoidosis taught me about accepting when some people are unable to handle serious illness.

This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.

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Episode: Chronic Illness, Depression, and Losing Friends After Diagnosis

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2026-10-06T14:00:00.000Z
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