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Season 86 Episode 2905

Presenting: Invisible Warriors S2E6

Nancy Becher is a chronic illness warrior and disability advocate. She has a Masters in Counseling, a PhD in sociology, and in 2022 studied with the Ministry with Disabilities for a year towards certification. It all started in 2014 – which started out as a great year for her until she was picking up her parents from a senior center potluck and one of the other attendees slammed into her with his car, knocking her out of her car and into a drainage ditch where she twisted her body back and forth. Immediate surgery fixed (for a time) the physical injuries but also caused her to get Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, devastating nerve damage often called the suicide disorder. After 16 surgeries, two spinal stimulators, and innumerable doctors to figure out what was wrong to try and stop the pain, she has put her knowledge and experience to work and has created “Invisible Warriors”, a 501c3 non-profit to help others who are going through similar mental and physical anguishing journeys. Through her experience, it’s become her passion to support others while making it her mission to dialogue with medical professionals and lobby for changes in the insurance, pharmaceutical, and travel industries so that women with hidden chronic and autoimmune disorders begin to feel that they are not alone; they are valued, and worthy participants in society. Connect with Nancy: https://linktr.ee/nancybecher Connect with the host: InvisibleCondition@e360.com

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