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Why I Stopped Hiding the Hard Parts: Disability, Debt, and Dark Humor with Cathy Brusk
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"If I don’t laugh, I’ll cry." We’ve all said it, but Cathy Brusk lives it.
From the terrifying moment a "stomach bug" turned into life-saving heart surgery, to navigating a world that wasn't built for her son, Cathy joins Surviving Ish to pull back the curtain on the reality of special-needs parenting.
We’re diving deep into the stuff people usually whisper about:
The "R-Word" in Politics: Why language actually matters.
Medical Mysteries: How a vascular ring and Cortical Vision Impairment (CVI) changed everything.
The Financial Breaking Point: How medical bills and…
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