Transplant: A Memoir with Berardine Watson
From Fall for the Book Podcast by Fall for the Book
May 13, 2025 · 29 min
About this episode
Bernardine Watson discusses her journey with kidney disease and her memoir, highlighting healthcare disparities and community support.
In the final episode of the season, Bernardine (Dine) Watson sits down to discuss her journey with kidney disease and her two transplants. A nonfiction writer and poet, Watson talks about healthcare disparities, finding community, and accepting her diagnosis of FSGS in this conversation about Transplant: A Memoir , which won the inaugural Washington Writers' Publishing House Creative Nonfiction Award.
People in this episode
Guest: Bernardine Watson
Topics covered
- kidney disease
- transplants
- healthcare disparities
- community
- FSGS
- memoir
Keywords
- nonfiction
- poet
- Washington Writers' Publishing House
- Creative Nonfiction Award
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Transplant: A Memoir
Books & works: Transplant: A Memoir with Berardine Watson, Transplant: A Memoir
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