E22: POTS Diary with Dysautonomia Support Network President Brooke O'Shea

Episode 22 • October 26, 2021 • 00:45:32
E22: POTS Diary with Dysautonomia Support Network President Brooke O'Shea
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E22: POTS Diary with Dysautonomia Support Network President Brooke O'Shea

Oct 26 2021 | 00:45:32

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Cathy Pederson Jill Brook

Show Notes

Brooke O'Shea is the current President of the Dysautonomia Support Network, and mother of two daughters with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and one with POTS. This is a really honest episode of trials and tribulations, silver linings and advocacy. We hope you enjoy it! Check out the materials on the DSN website: https://www.dysautonomiasupport.org/

You can read the transcript for this episode here: https://tinyurl.com/j766wbm5

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