On this episode of the Behind Diagnoses: Patients, a Peer Med Podcast special series we welcome Angela Deeds. She was diagnosed with gastroparesis and has been living with a chronic illness for almost twenty years, both as a minor and now as an adult, learning how to navigate in a world & health care system that often create barriers to adequate care and quality of life. She is from Virginia and has a bachelor's degree in Political Science & a master's degree in Early Childhood Special Education. She has worked as an early childhood assistant, early childhood special education teacher, caregiver, and a myriad of other jobs along the way. Since the onset of her gastroparesis about three years ago, she spends her time reading, walking, painting, crafting, and Hallmark movies. She is learning how to adapt to this new way of life that gastroparesis has given her and searching for the moments of hope still in everyday life.  Be sure to subscribe to the Peer Med Podcast on Apply Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, or wherever you get your podcasts! Follow the Peer Med Podcast on Instagram: @peermedpodcast for more patient stories, diseases, and eye-opening content. Follow Angela Deeds on Instagram: @hopes.still.here