Episode 160 | Dan Keota is determined to beat Sarcoidosis or Die Laughing

About this episode

Dan Keota shares his journey of coping with sarcoidosis through humor while awaiting a double lung transplant.

Dan Keota lives outside Philadelphia. He needs a double lung transplant. It's serious. But Dan is one of those people who find comedy just about anywhere -- even in the darkest throws of his own condition. Listen as Dan tells the story of how he is turning to humor while he hopes a lung donor becomes available. Be sure to listen at the end to hear his first on-stage comedy routine! Show Notes Die Laughing: www.dielaughing.org Support Royce: https://stopsarcoidosis.rallybound.org/Team/View/172803/Cycle4Sarc How to take the Veterans survey: Log in to your FSR-SARC Patient Registry account. Go to your Dashboard or Surveys/Studies tab. Look for the Military Veterans Survey and click “Start” to begin. Please note – you will need to complete the Baseline Questionnaire before having access to the FSR Military Veterans Survey. https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/patient-registry/ 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 song, Zombie, Here is a link to his KISS account. (Kick In to…

People in this episode

Host: John Carlin

Guest: Dan Keota

Topics covered

• sarcoidosis
• comedy
• health
• lung transplant
• humor in illness

Keywords

• sarcoidosis
• lung transplant
• comedy
• Dan Keota
• John Carlin
• health
• humor

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research, Die Laughing, Cycle4Sarc, FSR-SARC Patient Registry, KISS

Places: Philadelphia

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