Episode 154 | 2025 Was a great year in the fight against Sarcoidosis

About this episode

The episode discusses significant advancements in the fight against Sarcoidosis as of the end of 2025.

Here at the end of 2025, it's time to measure our progress in the fight against Sarcoidosis -- and the news is good. In this episode of the FSR Sarc Fighter Podcast, Tricha Shivas, the Chief of Staff and Strategy at the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research, joins me to talk about huge strides in research funding, building the support community, Veterans' support, and even progress with lawmakers in Washington, D.C. In short, this is a good time to be a sarc patient -- as more and more progress is being made and even more is coming in 2026. Show Notes Donate link https://stopsarcoidosis.rallybound.org/gratitude-and-giving-2025/Donate Voice of the Patient Report https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/wp-content/uploads/FSR_2025_VoiceOfPatient_Report_R05_Digital.pdf FSR 10 Year Registry Report https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/registry-report YouTube Video - Cycling in Belgium and and Netherlands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytJBORBx9Gs MORE FROM JOHN: Cycling with Sarcoidosis http://carlinthecyclist.com/category/cycling-with-sarcoidosis/ Do you like the official song for the Sarc Fighter podcast? It's also an FSR fundraiser! If you would like to donate in honor of Mark Steier and the…

People in this episode

Host: John Carlin

Guest: Tricha Shivas

Topics covered

• sarcoidosis
• health progress
• research funding
• support community
• veterans' support
• lawmakers

Keywords

• sarcoidosis
• research funding
• support community
• veterans
• lawmakers
• health progress
• 2025

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research

Places: Washington, D.C.

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