Sarc Fighter: Living with Sarcoidosis and other rare diseases

By John Carlin

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Episodes: 151

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Fighting sarcoidosis as well as other rare diseases.

Episode Date
Episode 143 | Why Sarc patients MUST exercise and the New FSR Patient Registry explained
Jul 21, 2025
Episode 142 | Dr. Courtney Montgomery is looking for the cause of Sarcoidosis.
Jul 07, 2025
Episode141| A tough patch for me and Royce Roberston rides for all of us.
Jun 23, 2025
Episode 140 | Getting your questions answered at the 2025 FSR Global Virtual Sarcoidosis Summit
Jun 09, 2025
Episode 139 | Dr. Sotonye Imadojemu talks about Sarcoidosis of the Skin.
May 26, 2025
Episode 138 | Katie Pantea had a hard time even remembering her neuro sarcoidosis
May 15, 2025
Episode 137 | Dr. Brandon Moss of the Cleveland Clinic talks neuro sarcoidosis
Apr 28, 2025
Episode 136 | A big Announcement for John and Sarah Bishop joins from halfway around the world to share her Sarcoidosis story.
Apr 14, 2025
Bonus Episode | Leaning in on equity in Clinical Trials
Apr 07, 2025
Episode 135 | April is Sarcoidosis Awareness Month!
Mar 31, 2025
Episode 134 | Dr. Ravi Karra of Duke University discusses his research on Cardiac Sarcoidosis and its causes.
Mar 17, 2025
Episode 133 | FSR funds new research and an email from New Zealand
Mar 03, 2025
Episode 132 | Dr. Arthur Yee on the history of sarcoidosis and a call out to rheumatologists everywhere
Feb 17, 2025
Episode 131| A well-designed and successfully conducted clinical trial with very clear negative results is the second-best outcome in drug development
Jan 27, 2025
Episode 130 | New Year, New Life.
Jan 13, 2025
Episode 129 | Karen Coleman is a dancer who had to slow her feet thanks to sarcoidosis
Dec 30, 2024
Episode 128 | A year of major accomplishments - and how you can help the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research
Dec 16, 2024
Episode 127 | Mariza Löb Talks about her life with Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Dec 02, 2024
Episode 126 | When is Cardiac Sarcoisosis at its worst and FMLA clearance for clinical trials
Nov 19, 2024
Episode 125 | All about our session with the FDA as the Sarc community makes its case.
Nov 04, 2024
Episode 124 | FSR CEO Mary McGowan on how we are taking the sarcoidosis message to the FDA
Oct 21, 2024
Episode 123 | Stephanie Mizell is helping you beat Sarcoidosis while she struggles with her own sarc symptoms
Oct 07, 2024
Episode 122 | Lindsay Lawrence was a surfer until sarcoidosis pulled her under
Sep 23, 2024
Episode 121 | Wade Tomlinson needed a lung transplant
Sep 09, 2024
Episode 120 | Dr. Kamal Bharucha is a researcher who found himself a heartbeat away from real trouble
Aug 26, 2024
Episode 119 | Jessica Soules deals with Neurosarcoidosis
Aug 12, 2024
Episode 118 | Mark Steier -- Who wrote the Sarc Fighter theme song has an unpdate, and his wife Caeleigh goes long for FSR
Jul 22, 2024
Episode 117 | Renwick Brutus tried to write his own insurance policy. But sarcoidosis intervened.
Jul 08, 2024
Episode 116 | Xentria has a drug - XTMAB-16 that shows promise in fighting Sarcoidosis
Jun 24, 2024
Episode 115 | Sarc Fighter Andrea Maione has both sarcoidosis and long COVID. It's no party.
Jun 04, 2024
Episode 114 | Influencer Jonathan Carlin uses YouTube and other social media for an FSR Fundraiser
May 21, 2024
Episode 113 | Kinevant Sciences makes progress with its drug Namilumab
May 06, 2024
Episode 112 | aTyr is getting closer to a new drug to fight sarcoidosis.
Apr 22, 2024
Episode 111 | Mathew Hall hits the wall with sarcoidosis. And it's Sarcoidosis Awareness Month!
Apr 08, 2024
Episode 110 | Walgreens is helping to fight Sarcoidosis
Mar 25, 2024
Episode 109 | Sarcoidosis has not been kind to Laura Runge-Gordon
Mar 11, 2024
Episode 105 | Perry Montoya has traveled the world, but now he's on a new journey.
Feb 26, 2024
Episode 107 | Mark Simbrowsky has a racing heart. Even when he's sitting still.
Feb 26, 2024
Episode 106 | Rachelle DeMaria just wants to launch her life
Feb 12, 2024
Episode 104 | John Martin thought it was time to get his affairs in order.
Jan 15, 2024
Episode 103 | Closure. Why we need it and why sarcoidosis won’t give it to us.
Jan 01, 2024
Episode 102a | Sherron Fantauzzi Is fighting the good fight.
Dec 29, 2023
Episode 102 | Sherron Fantauzzi Is fighting the good fight.
Dec 11, 2023
Episode 101 | Andy Lacher has sarcoidosis in his lungs and his heart. Put he’s pushing on.
Nov 21, 2023
Episode 100 | John Mockovciak is a caregiver and philospher when it comes to Sarcoidosis
Nov 07, 2023
Episode 99 | How to meet NY Yankees great Bernie Williams, and FSR’s Manny Lozano on the power of the sarcoidosis community
Oct 23, 2023
Episode 98 | Dr. Nancy Lin is looking deep in our cells to find a way to diagnose Sarcoidosis
Oct 09, 2023
Episode 97 | Joel Rosen is fighting sarcoidosis and fighting for you at the same time.
Sep 25, 2023
Episode 96 | How effective is methotrexate? And Royce braves the miles and the weather for your cause!
Sep 12, 2023
Episode 95 | FSR awards Dr. Christen Vagts $150,000 for critical research, and John puts his sarcoidosis in perspective.
Aug 28, 2023
Episode 94 | Tony Haskel returns to the podcast after a rough few months. And do pulmonary Sarc patients get a fair shake at transplant time?
Aug 15, 2023
Episode 93 | John tests his Sarcoidosis on assignemt on the U.S.- Mexico border with the National Guard.
Jul 31, 2023
Episode 92 | Researcher Dr. Stephen Tilley on where we got sarcoidosis
Jul 17, 2023
Episode 91| Promise from a new drug - and diagnosing neurosarcoidosis is hard.
Jul 03, 2023
Episode 90 | Mathew Campbell ’s Sarc went from his lungs to his heart. And FSR Crystal Gala highlights
Jun 19, 2023
Episode 89 | What does your DNA have to do with Sarcoidosis? An FSR Town Hall.
Jun 05, 2023
Episode 88 | MaryKay Reidenbach has been fighting the fight for 28 years.
May 22, 2023
Episode 87 | Writer Rebeccca Stanfel on the Pain from Sarcoidosis and Legitimate Need for Opioids.
May 08, 2023
Episode 86 | Betsy Bennett beat breast cancer - but Sarcoidosis arrived shortly after.
Apr 24, 2023
Episode 85 | An FSR Town Hall - Getting closer to the first ever drug designed to fight Sarcoidosis
Apr 10, 2023
Episode 84 | A patient story to go along with Sarcoidosis Awareness month and how FSR is leading the fight.
Apr 03, 2023
Episode 83 | Tony Haskel thought his heart was healthy. Then came Sarcoidosis.
Mar 27, 2023
Episode 82 | Sam Wassel’s unexplained abdominal pain was sarcoidosis - plus Cycle4Sarc goes public
Mar 13, 2023
Bonus Episode | FSR Town Hall - Uncovering the Future of Sarcoidosis Treatment and Clinical Trials
Mar 06, 2023
Episode 81 | Wade Tomlinson tries to walk away from sarcoidosis.
Feb 20, 2023
Episode 80 | John riffs on sarcoidosis clinical trial opportunities and ... Disney
Feb 06, 2023
Episode 79a | Royce Robertson is Fighting Sarcoidosis from the seat of his bike!
Jan 23, 2023
Episode 79 | Sarc Fighter Royce Robertson bares his sole while looking for a way to help fight Sarcoidosis
Jan 16, 2023
Episode 78 | Dr. John Belperio at UCLA has done a deep dive into the state of Sarcoidosis.
Jan 02, 2023
Episode 77 | Covid Vaccines and Sarcoidosis: Surprising new research from the University of Illinois Chicago
Dec 19, 2022
Episode 76 | Leeanne West is a scientist who discovered Sarcoidosis in her own life.
Dec 05, 2022
Episode 75 | FSR Leaders Dr. Louise Perkins and CEO Mary McGowan on all the current progress.
Nov 21, 2022
Episode 74 | A Doctor and Two Sarc Fighters Urge Black Americans to Join Clinical Trials
Nov 07, 2022
Episode 73 | FSR is looking for a few good volunteers. Maybe you.
Oct 24, 2022
Episode 72 | Sarc Fighter Regina Gordon shares her battle.
Oct 19, 2022
Episode 71 | Andrew Brandt is fighting back - for all of us.
Sep 26, 2022
Episode 70 | Laura Ward thought she had cancer... but it was sarcoidosis.
Sep 12, 2022
Episode 69 | Kinevant Sciences is researching namilumab – a potential new drug for sarcoidosis
Aug 29, 2022
Episode 68 | Profound thoughts from a dying man.
Aug 15, 2022
Episode 67 | Kristi Hedge begins her sarcoidosis journey.
Aug 01, 2022
Episode 66 | Unveiling Possibilities - All about the upcoming Sarcoidosis Summit from the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research
Jul 18, 2022
Episode 65 | aTyr Pharma is getting closer to a potential breakthrough in treating Sarcoidosis
Jul 11, 2022
Episode 64 | The Leadership Team at the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research with an exciting announcement!
Jun 27, 2022
Episode 63 | The birds and finding contentedness
Jun 06, 2022
Episode 62 | Garrie Farrow had troubles wearing her cute shoes. The problem was in her lungs.
May 23, 2022
Episode 61 | Expectations and Happiness with Sarcoidosis
May 09, 2022
Episode 60 | Jack Boepple’s cardiac sarcoidosis hit him like a linebacker. And he would know.
Apr 25, 2022
Episode 59 | Angelica wants to know how her grandmother died.
Apr 11, 2022
Episode 58 | Time to get ready for Sarcoidosis Awareness Month!
Mar 28, 2022
Episode 57 | Sarc Patient Robin Goble has lost her balance, but she’s fighting to keep her life upright.
Mar 14, 2022
Episode 56 | Dr. Shu-Yi Liao wants to know how sarcoidosis moves in the body.
Feb 28, 2022
Episode 55 | Erica Courtenay-Mann Has Sarcoidosis on her Vocal Cords. But she is speaking out!
Feb 14, 2022
Bonus Episode | Universal Barriers in Dealing with a Chronic Disease: A Sarcoidosis Perspective
Feb 07, 2022
Episode 52 | Dr Divya Patel and Novartis are looking for a few good Sarc patients
Jan 31, 2022
Episode 54 | Calvin Harris’ lungs are clogged with Sarcoidosis -- but he wants to run a marathon.
Jan 17, 2022
Episode 53 | Reasons for hope in the fight against Sarcoidosis in 2022
Jan 03, 2022
Episode 51 | Amy Whaley fights on through a life that was different than she imagined.
Dec 20, 2021
Episode 50 | Warren Robinson‘s father died suddenly. And the family struggled to find out why.
Dec 06, 2021
Episode 49 | Adam Bernardi has sarc in all the wrong places.
Nov 22, 2021
Episode 48 | Dr. Jinny Tavee is a neurosarcoidosis specialist with a unique approach to fighting the disease
Nov 08, 2021
Episode 47 | Women of Color Fight Back!
Oct 25, 2021
Episode 46 | Lisa Pflug is early in her journey with neurosarcoidosis, but already suffering the effects.
Oct 11, 2021
Episode 45 | Fantastic results from trial of new sarcoidosis drug from aTyr Pharma
Sep 27, 2021
Episode 44 | Brandi Cleaver faces down what may be a terminal case of sarcoidosis.
Sep 13, 2021
Episode 43 | Joe McCorry has been fighting Sarcoidosis for a long, long time.
Aug 30, 2021
Episode 42 | Juliet Coffer can barely walk without losing her breath. But she was determined to step up to fight sarcoidosis.
Aug 16, 2021
Episode 41| Dr. Matt Baker is researching a promising new drug to fight sarc at Stanford University.
Aug 02, 2021
Episode 40 | Writer Rebecca Stanfel is bringing the sarcoidosis message to the masses. And, man, does she know the story.
Jul 19, 2021
Episode 39 | Dr. William Damsky may be on the verge of a sarcoidosis breakthrough.
Jul 05, 2021
Episode 38 | Sarcoidosis is world wide. How they fight it in the UK
Jun 21, 2021
Episode 37 | Sarc Fighter Charlton Harris is having a hard time breathing. A REALLY hard time.
Jun 07, 2021
Bonus Episode | Sarcoidosis and COVID-19 Presented by the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research
May 31, 2021
Episode 36 | Sarc Fighter Janet Mockovciak is giving it her all.
May 24, 2021
Episode 35 | Nadia Silvera may need a double lung transplant. Thanks sarcoidosis.
May 10, 2021
Bonus Episode | Sarcoidosis Town Hall: Is Prednisone "Poison?" presented by the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research
May 03, 2021
Episode 34 Lindsey Norenberg on how to eat to beat inflammation.
Apr 26, 2021
Episode 33 | John Riffs on an encounter with a Doc who is not Sarc Aware!
Apr 12, 2021
Episode 32 | April is Sarcoidosis Awareness month! Tricha Shivas tells us how to fight back!
Apr 05, 2021
Episode 31 | Susan Bassi's Life slowed to a crawl when Sarcoidosis made its appearance.
Mar 29, 2021
Episode 30 Kevin McDevitt's sarcoidosis spread from his finger ... to his heart!
Mar 15, 2021
Episode 29 Susie Torres fights for diagnosis as she battles Sarc and other illnessess. And - I explore the anti-inflammatory Elimination Diet
Mar 01, 2021
Episode 28 Sarc Fighter Andrena Johnson is making a Sacroidosis Documentary
Feb 15, 2021
Episode 27 Diet and CBD - Can they be effective? Ryan Norenberg offers proof.
Feb 01, 2021
Episode 26 Amy Cobb is a Nurse Practitioner treating COVID Patients - And Fighting Sarcoidosis in Her Own Body.
Jan 18, 2021
Episode 25 Tracy Bawtinheimer was a world traveling executive until...
Jan 04, 2021
Episode 24 Sarc Fighter Frank Rivera fights long Covid-19
Dec 28, 2020
Episode 23 Even doctors can get sarcoidosis. Taufiq Ahmad shares the story of his decline.
Dec 07, 2020
Episode 22 Meet Mary McGowan the new CEO of the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research
Nov 16, 2020
Episode 21 Why Sarc is more prevalent in women with Ozioma Chioma PhD
Nov 09, 2020
Episode 20 Mark Landiak was hiking the Grand Canyon, when ...
Oct 26, 2020
Episode 19 Desiree was a cover girl for health ... until.
Oct 12, 2020
Episode 18 Want to Feel Better? Mindy Buchanan talks today about the November FSR Summit and how it will help.
Sep 28, 2020
Episode 17 aTyr Pharma CEO Sanjay Shukla talks about how a new drug could be the answer for many sarc fighters!
Sep 15, 2020
Episode 16 Mary Morlino Fights Back After Sarc Knocks Her Down!
Aug 31, 2020
Episode 15 Reg Alexander Needed a New Heart
Aug 17, 2020
Episode 14 Barbara Mouradian Fights a two front battle with Sarc and still swims with sharks!
Aug 03, 2020
Episode 13 Angela Frelander talks about how you can help fight Sarcoidosis
Jul 20, 2020
Episode 12: Mark Steier sings the song of Sarcoidosis and tells his own sarc story.
Jul 06, 2020
Episode 11 Andrea and Reading Wilson -- Founders of the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research
Jun 22, 2020
Episode 10 Kerry Wong Talks about how sarc stole her life
Jun 08, 2020
Bonus Podcast: Roundtable discussion on Sarcoidosis Associated Pulmonary Hypertension from Madrid, Spain
May 12, 2020
Episode 9 COVID-19 & Sarcoidosis: What are the real risks? First data with Dr. Robert Baughman
May 05, 2020
Episode 8 Patient Bob Gross tells his sarcoidosis story and more on sarc & COVID-19
Apr 28, 2020
Episode 7 My Methotrexate issues and Cheryl Bradford tells her sarcoidosis story
Apr 20, 2020
Episode 6 The Threat from COVID-19 with Jim Kuhn and Mindy Buchanan
Apr 13, 2020
Episode 5 Chasta Posey tells her Sarcoidosis story from blindness to finding a path to positivity
Apr 06, 2020
Episode 4 Maggie Hudson of FSR on how we are fighting sarcoidosis
Mar 23, 2020
Episode 3 Patient Frank Rivera bares his soul.
Mar 09, 2020
Episode 2 All About Sarcoidois with Dr. Simon Hart
Feb 21, 2020
Episode 1 My Sarcoidosis Story
Feb 08, 2020
Sarc Fighter Trailer
Jan 19, 2020