Miscellaneous
Malik Saunders drops by the Nutrishare studio and joins host Gibran Maciel to talk about his TPN journey, how he has found creative outlets to fend off depression, and how the accident and his resulting condition have strengthened him with a new found focus on his family. NOTE: There is no medical advice provided in this interview - it is from a patients perspective - words and terms may not be medically correct - seek medical advice from your provider. 1:20 - Malik Reached out after the Sally Moore story 2:30 - About Malik, published author, musician, spoken word poet, advocate 4:10 - I feel complete when my family is all together 5:10 - Celebrating at the dinner table is all about family, but Malik has to find work-arounds 6:30 - The car accident 10:30 - When I woke up the first thing I could think about is that I was late for work…and then my kids 13:30 - Malik’s back 14:10 - Exercising to stay strong 15:00 - Blood infections 16:15 - Recurring blood infections at his catheter site 18:40 - They call it a “line holiday” and its usually for 3-5 days 19:40 - If you don’t have anyone on your side when you go in the hospital, it can be a rough stay 21:35 - Bouncing back after the blood infection, and weening off opiates 25:00 - Malik’s creative outlets to fend off depression
30:00 - Considering and declining an intestinal transplant + Gattex 37:00 - Sally would check in on me 38:30 - How the accident changed Malik’s priorities 47:00 - Coming to Nutrishare (I saw they went on a cruise) 48:48 - Ian goes out of his way to make sure I’m okay… 50:20 - Reid makes a roller Malik Saunders: Memoirs from the 5th Floor https://youtu.be/8fCSaVI-3Fc