Skip to content
Tate Basildon

Tate Basildon

Private Chef, Writer & Podcaster

  • In My Kitchen. On The Page
  • Chronic Truths
  • Pan To Pen Podcast
  • Still Breathing Against Odds Podcast
  • Short Stories
  • Photography
  • Mini Memoirs
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Contact
  • About Me

Tag: patient perspective

Posted on ☀️☀️

When Family Goes Silent: A Chef’s Unfiltered Truth About Sarcoidosis, Heart Failure, and Letting Go

Dealing with chronic illness is hard enough, but throw family dynamics, silent siblings, and a surprise heart failure diagnosis into the pot and watch the whole stew boil over. This honest, humorous look at navigating distance, disappointment, and sarcoidosis reminds you how choosing peace sometimes means choosing yourself.

Full Disclosure: This blog is written by me—a real human with a chronic illness, a chef’s knife, and a heart full of stories. Sometimes I lean on AI for grammar touch-ups, structure tweaks, or a dash of SEO magic. I use AI to generate images related to the posts. But every word, every thought, and every bit of beautiful chaos? That’s all mine.

Follow Tate Basildon on WordPress.com

Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Tate Basildon
    • Join 73 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Tate Basildon
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...