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We’ve made it Sicko’s! EPISODE 100!?!?! Get ready to get spiritual af! What is life? What is consciousness? What is the soul? What is reality? This week we sit down with David Maginley, M.Div, an interfaith chaplain who offers guidance to those within palliative care. Wait, Sickboy mixed with religion?! Don’t worry there’s not much starch in this clergy man’s collar. He’s not interested in what you believe, he’s interested in the quality of your love. Oh and on top of all that, David has a rare form of cancer that expresses itself not unlike the critically acclaimed Jason Statham film ‘Crank’. A ticking cancer time bomb within his body that once went off and killed him. Yup… David died. But he has risen and sits down with the boys to spread some wisdom and blow some minds. Check out what David is up to and buy a copy of his latest book "Beyond Surviving" over at his website http://www.davidmaginley.com/

What scares you the most? Ghost's? Ghoul's? Goblin's? How about gagging? Welcome to Josh Braveners biggest nightmare... Vomit. This week the fellas chat with The Hypochondriac's front man to talk about life as a touring musician and the challenges one faces when every day you think you're going to get sick. They dive into everything from anxiety & panic attacks to quality beer to anime porn to post hurricane psychedelic's and more. Be sure to check out The Hypochondriacs and catch them on tour this fall if you can! https://thehypochondriacs.bandcamp.com/

This week on Sickboy: Anatomy of a motorcycle crash! We explore the gruelling impact your body takes when it slams violently into the side of a SUV. Sit down with Taylor, Jeremie, Brian, and special guest, Luke, as they discuss the journey to recovery after a horrendous accident. From losing your sight to having your face surgically removed and screwed back together. This episode is riveting in more ways than one.

It’s not everyday you meet a couple of people and know immediately that you were meant to be besties, so we took full advantage when we met Zoe and Sophia, hosts of Just Chips Dot Com (the podcast, not the website) and invited them to join us for a host episode we would be recording while in TO. Most notably, we chatted about what our badass Rock n’ Roll death would be, and that went in a lot of interesting directions. Strap in, check it out & have fun.

Stomas, ports, megacolons, no colons, and dogs. This weeks episode is all sorts of silly, disgusting, hilarious, and fascinating. Patrick, much like dog, has only one meter of small intestine. He has Hirschsprung's Disease, a form of megacolon. What is a megacolon? Exactly what it sounds like, a big ass colon. With no colon, a jajunostomy, a port and a useless asshole, Patrick lives a rather interesting life. Get ready for some silly.

What happens when you have a tumour wrapped around your carotid artery? A whole wack load of life long lessons. This week on Sickboy the fellas sit down with Judith John, former VP of Communications for SickKids and frequent flyer of the healthcare system. Judith unfortunately had to step down from her executive role at SickKids after doctors found a tumour on her brain, but that didn’t stop this wonderful woman from making a difference in the world. We talk ultimate booger removal, jeremie’s transition from the IWK to the QEII adult clinic, the Canadian healthcare system VS American healthcare system, and a buttload more.

This week on Sickboy the guys sit down with Jesse Hayman, Director of Development & Communications at Jack.org. They dive deep into the world of grief; what is the difference between mental health & mental illness? is there a right way to grieve? and what is the most practical way to circumcise a baby? Okay, maybe that last one is a bit of a stretch… Jesse’s ability to be vulnerable about his experience with grief is empowering and, with his colleagues at Jack.org, he is changing the way we think about mental health. Visit Jack.org to learn more Read Jesse’s Blog Post here: http://sickboypodcast.com/blog/2017/6/26/grief

This Week On Sickboy: The fella’s are invited into one of the most exclusive club’s in Canada, The Addison’s Disease Club! Fiona shares her experience dealing with an extremely rare disease. Much more rare than 1 in 500. Because, 1 in 500 isn’t very rare… Duh, Brian. They dive into everything from the Etch A Sketching of one’s organs, to the excitement of roller coasters, to mystery autoimmune disorder bulls*it, to being a robot. But Fiona is not a robot, she’s a beautiful and articulate young woman… Duh Brian.

This week on sickboy, we go dive into one of the western world's most long lasting and controversial topics. Abortion. How do you make the choice? What does the procedure entail? How do you recover, physically and emotionally? Find out, right now.

Imagine the challenges facing a 16 year old boy who sh*t's 10 times a day? No one like's pooping in public, but when you go that often, it's the only option. This week on Sickboy the lads sit down with the deep and silky voiced Adrian. They dive into everything from Human donut anatomy, quantum physics, black holes and brown holes. Sure Adrian might have Crohn's but the dude drinks 5L of water a day and has essentially squashed any and all serious symptoms of the disease. Buckle up for an inspiring conversation about owning life with a chronic disease.