Ep. 280 | Choosing to Live: Jess Anderson

About this episode

Jess Anderson shares her journey of love and loss through chronic illness and personal tragedy.

Anita found Jess Anderson completely by accident through a comment on Threads, and what followed was one of those instant connections that feels like it was meant to happen. Jess shares the story of loving her husband through cystic fibrosis, a double lung transplant, and the years of hope, fear, and resilience that came with chronic illness. After his death, life dealt another heartbreaking blow when her brother — also her best friend — died in a plane crash. Soon after, Jess found out she w...

People in this episode

Hosts: Anita, Mel

Guest: Jess Anderson

Topics covered

• chronic illness
• grief
• resilience
• cystic fibrosis
• lung transplant
• mental health

Keywords

• cystic fibrosis
• lung transplant
• grief
• resilience
• mental health
• chronic illness
• Jess Anderson

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