Thoughts While Surviving Chronic Illness
In this deeply personal and often darkly funny podcast, Tate Basildon shares stories about life, sarcoidosis, chronic illness, and the fragile art of keeping hope alive when the body doesn’t always cooperate. From hospital rooms to kitchen tables, each episode blends honesty, humor, and reflection — exploring what it really means to live fully when every breath is borrowed. Whether you’re living with chronic illness or just trying to stay human in a complicated world, you’ll find a mix of heart, resilience, and the occasional sarcastic laugh.
Podcasting since 2025 • 19 episodes
Thoughts While Surviving Chronic Illness
Latest Episodes
Maybe Your Life’s Purpose Isn’t Huge—But It’s Still Enough
Between the dishes, the meds, and the chaos of chronic illness, it’s easy to wonder if you were meant for something bigger. But what if your true purpose isn’t grand at all—just one quiet, human act that changes everything? This heartfelt refle...
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Why I Don’t Complain: A Chef’s Guide to Surviving Chronic Illness Without Losing My Mind (or My Manners).
Living with chronic illness and heart failure has taught me one thing—complaining doesn’t fix a damn thing. As a chef juggling sarcoidosis, a leaky heart, and life’s general nonsense, I’ve learned that silence isn’t denial—it’s survival. Here’s...
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Why I Walked Away From Support Groups (And Found My Voice Instead)
Living with sarcoidosis is already its own exhausting full-time job, so the idea of a support group sounded…promising. Or at least not disastrous. But back in the early 2010s, when my lungs and heart were misbehaving like rebellious teenagers, ...
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When Hospital Check-In Feels Like an Interrogation: A Chef, an MRI, and Too Many Personal Questions
Before my MRI next week, a simple online check-in turned into a bizarre quiz about my private life, sprinkled with the usual sarcoidosis-related precautions—but what came next left me blinking at the screen and wondering who exactly was getting...
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Losing My Voice but Not My Humor: Living With Sarcoidosis, Symbicort, and a Stubborn Set of Lungs
Sarcoidosis may steal your breath, your energy, and—if you’re lucky—your voice, but it can’t take your sense of humor. As a chef living with chronic illness and heart failure, I’ve learned to navigate breathing tests, inhalers, and vocal cord d...
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