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The 70percentcoverage podcast is a joint project between Nisha Patel and Medgine Mathurin, illuminating the complicated aspects of living with chronic illness and disability. Each episode will detail new stories and feature guests living with disability and their struggles navigating a flawed care system. Who are the 70 percent of the people covered? Who falls through the cracks? What does a 70 percent coverage system mean for our overall access to well-being? Stay tuned as we explore stories from long-time patients and advocates.
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In this episode, St. Albert Poet Laureate Julia Sorenson joins Medgine and Nisha to discuss her ongoing issues with chronic pain, her long history of unsuccessful intervention, and her frustrations with losing care as a young and, outwardly, able-bodied person.
In this episode, Medgine and Nisha chat with Pardeep Dhaliwal, a current medical student, about his experiences of living with depression and PTSD, and navigating the system from both the inside and the outside, as well as changes that need to be made to improve access for all.
In the premier of the 70percentcoverage podcast, hosts Medgine and Nisha chat about their health and diagnosis journeys, their goals for the show, and their motivation in sharing their stories with the world.
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