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This Week: In Memory Of Brandon Thomas   

Last week was a tough one. We lost someone very special to us. We met Brandon through the podcast and it didn't take long before we considered him a very close friend. This week we are replaying his episode in his memory. Rest easy buddy. You have taught us all so much about what it means to live. 

    

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Who is Sickboy Podcast?

Sickboy Podcast is hilarious, ridiculously insightful and absolutely determined to break down the stigma associated with illness and disease! The show started with three best friends who recognized that when faced with difficult situations, illnesses and diseases, people tighten up, they get awkward, and they simply don't know what to say. Taking the lead from Jeremie's life long battle with Cystic Fibrosis, the boys help people understand that sometimes the best way to deal with illness, disease and life is simply to laugh. Join the conversation every Monday over on iTunes, Soundcloud, Google Play or wherever you get your podcast fixin's  

 
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Brian stever

Brian was born and raised in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, but has spent the last five years working abroad and travelling the world. His passions include adventure, being a do good'er, and making sweet love to his beautiful girlfriend, Chelsea. 

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JEremie Saunders

Jeremie is a multi award winning professional actor and yoga instructor who happens to live with a genetic lung disease called Cystic Fibrosis. He is an advocate for grabbing life by the balls and never letting go. He is married to a super babe of a wife named Bryde, and they own a big goofy dog named Bigby.

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Taylor MacGillivary 

Taylor is a thrill seeking, adventure and travel loving human. If he's not snowboarding or hanging around Jeremie and Brian, he's running yoga studios with his life long lover Kyla. Or playing video games...with Jeremie and/or Brian

 
 
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Goodbye Dear Friend
Goodbye Dear Friend

To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it! - Charlie Chaplin

The Parachute DID NOT Open - Skydiving Accident
The Parachute DID NOT Open - Skydiving Accident

After her main parachute malfunctioned, she pulled her reserve parachute. The two tangled and collapsed. She fell 3,200 feet (1km or the hieght of 2 CN Towers). She hit the ground at 90 KM an hour.. part of her body went 3 1/2 inches into the ground.

“Will I ever wake up?” - Head On Collision & A 2 Month Coma
“Will I ever wake up?” - Head On Collision & A 2 Month Coma

After a few months in an induced coma, 106 blood transfusions, hundreds of hours of orthopaedic and reconstructive surgery, a bowel reconstruction, colostomy and eventually a reverse colostomy I was started the rehabilitation process.

The Sad Doctor - Depression
The Sad Doctor - Depression

We have come a long way in reducing the public’s perception of mental illness and stigma, and while there are miles to go, we don’t seem to extend that same compassion to our peers in medicine.

F*cking B*tch A**hole - Tourette syndrome
F*cking B*tch A**hole - Tourette syndrome

Imagine being compelled to do or say the worst possible thing at the worst possible time.  This could include shouting the “N word" in your class at school, farting on a date, or yelling “Bomb!” in an airport.

Never Not Sleepy - Narcolepsy w/ Cataplexy
Never Not Sleepy - Narcolepsy w/ Cataplexy

Based on my experience of living with Narcolepsy, I offer you a few nuggets of wisdom to help guide you in supporting the people in your life, or the people you will encounter, who are living with illness. Consider this a crash course in support ‘networking’…

Suicidal Thoughts At 10 Years Old - Depression w/ Mark Henick
Suicidal Thoughts At 10 Years Old - Depression w/ Mark Henick

I’ve had a diagnosis of major depressive disorder for longer than I haven’t. It started when I was about ten years old. Between the ages of twelve to seventeen, it was severe. I became addicted to suicide. I saw death as the solution to what I felt like was a constant catastrophe inside me. 

It's Either Hodgkins Or It Ain't: Hodgkins Lymphoma
It's Either Hodgkins Or It Ain't: Hodgkins Lymphoma

To paraphrase Kris Carr, "Cancer isn’t a gift because I wouldn’t give it to you, but a lot of good can come from it.” My own diagnosis and treatment for stage IV Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the age of 26 turned my world upside down but spat me out a wiser, more conscientious young man.

Blades of Gory - Severed Femoral Artery
Blades of Gory - Severed Femoral Artery

The saying goes “If you fall down, you get back up” but sometimes you have no choice but to lay there bleeding to death on the ice wondering if you just killed yourself with your figure skate.

Sickboy Does SXSW!
Sickboy Does SXSW!

Being sick sucks. I say it time and time again. But I truly believe we all have the strength to find the silver lining in the struggle. To find and embrace the humour within the experience of illness.

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Did you know @jeremiesaunders has another podcast? Hosted with his wife @brydemaclean the two work together to normalize talking about sex! @turnmeonpodcast season 2 just launched TODAY! And they also launched their @patreon account on top of that! Show your support for our favourite love birds over at www.patreon.com/turnmeon #supportart #patreon #podcast #sexytime #TMO
This week on @sickboypodcast we pay our respects to the one and only @b_.ran - a guy who had an incredible capacity to love and be loved, who never gave up, and always had a smile on his face. 📸: @ajhelie
There is no first, or last in Forever – / It is Centre, there. all the time – EMILY DICKINSON @b_.ran your smile will forever be embedded within our hearts 🖤 📸: @ajhelie
💥Hey Sickos! BIG ANNOUNCEMENT💥 Tomorrow we're coming at you with a VERY special @sickboypodcast Facebook LIVE stream w/ special guest Dr. Mark Tyndall - Director, BC Centre for Disease Control! We'll talk about his career in Epidemiology and his mission to prove that harm reduction is the first step out of North America's opioid epidemic. LIVE stream starts tomorrow: Tuesday, May 1st at 5:00 PM AST!
This week on @sickboypodcast: “Will I ever wake up?” - Head On Collision & A 2 Month Coma 🚗💥😷 Two cars colliding head on each driving 80 Km/h is a whole lot of bad. When Ashley was in this exact accident unfortunately (and miraculously) she was the only one hurt... and boy was she hurt! From head to toes you name it, it was broken. We dive into gnarly bone breaks, 2 month long naps, living with horny old people, missing your BFF's wedding and much much more!
This week on Sickboy Podcast: F*CKING B*TCH A**HOLE - TOURETTE SYNDROME 🤬😷 Imagine being compelled to do or say the worst possible thing at the worst possible time. Like the “N word" in your class at school, farting on a date, or yelling “Bomb!” in an airport. This is just the tip of the ice berg that we begin to explore with our friend Ken who lives with Tourette syndrome! This episode is as frantic and chaotic as it sounds. Our new friend Kenneth, along side his wife and his stepson (whom all live with Tourette’s) sit down and drop some knowledge on the fellas on the reality of living a life full of ticks, swears, and inopportune vocal outbursts.
@sickboypodcast will be LIVE STREAMING our show from @goodrobotbrew tonight on Facebook! The live stream will be FREE so be sure to tune in tonight at 8:00PM AST!
This week on Sickboy Podcast: Never Not Sleepy - Narcolepsy w/ Cataplexy Our new friend @hilarymair spends her days learning the ins and outs of speech pathology while trying not to fall asleep in the middle of it all. We dive into Narcolepsy (w/ Cataplexy). We talk about a whole bunch of wacky stuff like, tongues that grow hair?!? Doctors writing like intoxicated 5 year olds, @taylormacgillivary’s debilitating snoring problems, @jefflohnes’s low grade narcolepsy, falling asleep in the middle of hanky-panky 💦 and much much more!
Did you know that April is testicular cancer awareness month? If you got a set of balls on ya, why not take a few seconds to check yo’ nuts! Nothing too it. Take a hot shower and fondle your berries. Don’t gotta ask me twice!! To spread the word our friends at @movember are selling these nifty soap on a rope ball sets. If you’re interested in the amazing work they do check them out! #knowthynuts #TCAM
This week on @sickboypodcast: Severe Depression! We speak to @markhenick about his life long struggles with Depression! With 7 hospitalizations from suicidal thoughts/attempts Mark is no stranger to the mental health system. We dive into the meaning of dreams (horrifying dreams at that), fjord jokes, hospitalization, writing a book in the woods and much much more! Mark Henick dedicated his life from an early age to opening minds and creating change. Now he regularly speaks to diverse audiences about mental health, mental illness, suicide, advocacy, recovery, and hope. Mark’s TEDx talk on suicide is among the most watched in the world. 😷
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