Invisible, with Meghan O’Rourke
From Fireside with Blair Hodges by Blair Hodges
April 4, 2023 · Season 2 · Episode 13
About this episode
Meghan O'Rourke discusses her experiences as a citizen of the invisible kingdom of chronic illness.
Meghan O'Rourke is a citizen of what she calls the invisible kingdom. Anyone can become a citizen. Even you. All you need is a debilitating chronic illness that doctors can't easily understand or treat—autoimmune diseases, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic Lyme, fibromyalgia, and a bunch of other conditions at the blurry edges of medical knowledge. As doctors tried to pinpoint Meghan’s diagnoses, she decided to create a record of what she was learning about chronic illness from doctors, scientists, and patients along the way. Transcript at our website, firesidepod.org/episodes/orourke. Buy the book and other merch at firesidepod.org/store.
People in this episode
Host: Blair Hodges
Guest: Meghan O’Rourke
Topics covered
- chronic illness
- autoimmune diseases
- healthcare
- patient experiences
- medical knowledge
Keywords
- chronic illness
- autoimmune diseases
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- fibromyalgia
- healthcare
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: firesidepod.org
Books & works: Invisible
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