In this week's episode, we continue the conversation on mental health and discuss the importance of compassion in the health care field.  We talk about some unfortunate situations we dealt with & how this affected Blake and our family throughout his hospitalization. 

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In this week's episode, we're going to briefly talk about the origin story behind the name of the podcast, "The Stoic Minds".  Then, we will be diving into the heavy topic of mental health within burn trauma.  We will be discussing Blake's personal struggles with depression and other mental health issues he faced throughout his hospitalization and how he coped with this and continues to cope today.  

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In this episode, we are going to talk about some random and funny stories that happened during the first few weeks of Blake’s hospital stay, when he was quite sedated from medication. We will discuss some aspects about what it was like to be in a medically-induced coma as well as things like how Blake communicated during this time, what he does and doesn’t remember, and so on! We also discuss some memorable moments that gave us a laugh during this difficult time. If you enjoy this podcast, please share and tune in next week for a fresh new episode! Thanks for listening! https://anchor.fm/stoicminds —- This episode is sponsored by Anchor: the easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode, we’re going to be discussing all of the surgeries Blake had during his stay in the burn intensive care unit, as well as after his arrival home. We will talk about the process used for skin grafting, some complications he faced, and overall how he handled all of the surgeries If you enjoy this podcast, please share and tune in next week for a fresh new episode! Thanks for listening! https://anchor.fm/stoicminds —- This episode is sponsored by Anchor: the easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode, we’re going to be discussing what the initial treatment plan looked like for Blake throughout the first 24-48 hour critical period after arriving at the burn intensive care unit. If you enjoy this podcast, please share and tune in next week for a fresh new episode! Thanks for listening! https://anchor.fm/stoicminds —- This episode is sponsored by Anchor: the easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

*WARNING* some graphic information regarding burn trauma will be shared in this episode. In this pilot episode, Blake and Abby dive into their story of what happened on the night of Blake’s accident on December 4, 2020. This episode will begin with Blake sharing his perspective of the accident and then the roles will be reversed and Abby will share her perspective. If you enjoy this podcast, please share and tune in next week for a fresh new episode! Thanks for listening! https://anchor.fm/stoicminds —- This episode is sponsored by Anchor: the easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app