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This past week has been very challenging for our community here in Nova Scotia. We are in mourning and our love and thoughts go out to everyone who was affected by the senseless violent act that took place over the weekend. Today we are releasing a segment from an upcoming episode with Dr. Timothy Walker. A guided meditation to focus on the power of unconditional love. Music provided by the extraordinarily talented Joshua Van Tassel. The Provincial Mental Health Crisis Line is available 24/7 for anyone experiencing a mental health crisis or someone concerned about them. 1-888-429-8167. Songs: State 07, State 06 Album: STATES - 06 - 10 https://joshuavt.bandcamp.com/album/states-06-10

Keith wears many hats. author, podcaster, speaker but most importantly a rare disease dad. Keith wakes up every day with a single focus. To find cures and therapies for people living with GRIN Disorder. His 13-year-old son is one of those people. In this week's episode, we dive headfirst into what life is like for a care-taker and parent of a child living with a severe neurodevelopmental disorder. We also explore the work Keith is doing on his new CBC podcast ""Unlocking Bryson's Brain"" where he takes us along with him on his journey to find a cure. *Any creative, cool or unusual quarantine stories to share? Any pearls of wisdom we can learn from? Check out our COVID Stories survey here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_zvPulkeZOHvkmOQ1Dx4__dh3Z6KVqxVz9fZtTd9lxGfBUA/viewform

Jer is ballin' out with that CERB money and bought a talking toilet. Lauren admits to a past front bum water jet trauma. Brian is here to kink shame and Tay celebrates ""national horny day"" by engaging in some candlelit eye gazing. All that silliness is followed by an eye-opening conversation with David MacDonald, a Senior Economist from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. We talk about how the heck Canada is able to pay our CERB, the difference between a recession and a depression, and much more!

We rewind to simpler times. Back to Vancouver for our final recording of that memorable trip! We once again sit down with our friend Larry the host of ""When Life Gives You Parkinson's"". Good timing too, considering that April is Parkinson's awareness month! We catch up with Larry about how things have changed over the last year and a half. From new treatments, meeting folks from around the world living with Parkinson's and also Larry's new alternative form of therapy: Improv!

It's another round of Feel Good Friday which also just happens to fall on the day of our lord - Good Friday. We open it up by putting the fear of God into you with a banger of a tune by the talented Darren Craig. Get ready for some laughs brought to you from our boy Tracy Morgan, a prickly grandpa and some of Brians's horrible dad jokes. Then the hosts chit-chat with Ryan, an ICU Nurse here in Halifax.

"This week we have a doubleheader. First, we speak to Emily! One of the very first Nova Scotians who was diagnosed with and has now recovered from COVID-19. Spoiler alert, it is no walk in the gosh darn park. Which is exactly why y'all need to #StayTheBlazesHome. Then we chat with Adam Kucharski - an epidemiologist, mathematician, and associate professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, where he works on analysis of infectious disease outbreaks. Spoiler alert, he's smart. We talk about the sobering data that is coming out surrounding the virus and what that data tells us about our future. "

Feel Good Friday is back baby!! The dudes kick off your weekend with a convo with Dr. Indy Sahota, an ER doc from Mt Sinai hospital in Toronto! Indy’s been busting mad myths about COVID-19 through daily Q&A IG stories and the gang caught up with him to ask a few more. But before they dive into the more serious stuff be prepared for some silliness. From illegal rim jobs to nasal magnets to two-year-olds drinking draino, tune in to see if Measly Intern Lauren can keep the boys in line!

Sarah was one of the unlucky few who was struck with the stark reminder that Breast Cancer does not discriminate based on age. With no family history, an active & healthy lifestyle, and an otherwise clean bill of health… Sarah was definitely a little surprised when, at 26 years old, she heard the words “You have cancer”. From feelin' out the lump to, escaping to Hawaii for some clarity, to kicking the sh*t out of cancer in a no rules bar brawl, Sarah's journey was a big one. Big shout out to our sponsor for this week - Wicked Wiggity Wigs over in Burnside. Be sure to listen right to the end of the episode to hear the wonderful jingle that they produced exclusively for Sickboy Podcast. WIGS! For more of Sarah's story check out her blog post over at www.sickboypodcast.com/blog

We're back for another light-hearted pick me up for your Quarantine Friday! Pour your Quarantini's and hunker down because Taylor was finally rescued from Ecuador and is finally back on Canadian soil and boy oh boy does he have a story to tell. A very very long story. But don't fret! We try and inject some humour and hope by hearing how a 70 some year old woman from Chicago is fed up and ready to kick some ass. Go get em Ms. Bonnie South Side Bonnie 2020 Chicago woman! Oh, we also take some time to get really real with past guest and palliative care physician Dr. Naheed Dosani about how COVID-19 is impacting those who are affected by homelessness!

Today on Sickboy, the guys sit down with Dr. Dawn Bowdish, a Canadian immunologist who, according to Wikipedia (and our measly intern Lauren), is a professor in the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. She is also a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Aging & Immunity. She is known for several discoveries including the immunomodulatory properties of the antimicrobial peptide LL-37, how MARCO signalling complex recognizes Mycobacterium tuberculosis, age-associated inflammation and its effects on clearing pneumococcal pneumonia and how the ageing gut microbiome drives age-associated inflammation.... basically, she knows a hell of a lot more than we do. This is why we asked her to chat with us about COVID-19! Check it out!