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1203. Community Spotlight - Rick Telander
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The “Community Spotlight” edition of the “Ask the Expert” podcast series shares the stories of our community members. For this episode, Rick Telander joined Dr. GG deFiebre of SRNA to talk about his journey with transverse myelitis (TM). Rick shared about his diagnostic process [00:08:05], the testing that took place, and the treatment and rehabilitation that he received [00:09:25]. He emphasized the importance of early diagnosis, research for better treatments, and support from organizations like SRNA [00:25:02]. Rick also discussed ongoing symptoms, his experience of living with TM, and the children’s book of poetry that he published [00:26:11].
Rick Telander is the Senior Sports Columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times. He is the author of ten books and was previously a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and ESPN, the Magazine. An original member of “The Sportswriters on TV” television show, Rick has been named Illinois Sportswriter of the Year nine times, and his work has been collected in over a dozen anthologies. He has been awarded the Sigma Delta Chi Award by the Society of Professional Journalists and the Dan Jenkins Lifetime Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting from the University of Texas. In 2021 he was inducted into the National Sportswriters Hall of Fame in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Rick’s book, Sweet Dreams: Poems and Paintings for the Child Abed is available online:
https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/9781510778337/sweet-dreams/
144 episodes
Manage episode 406614322 series 2146736
The “Community Spotlight” edition of the “Ask the Expert” podcast series shares the stories of our community members. For this episode, Rick Telander joined Dr. GG deFiebre of SRNA to talk about his journey with transverse myelitis (TM). Rick shared about his diagnostic process [00:08:05], the testing that took place, and the treatment and rehabilitation that he received [00:09:25]. He emphasized the importance of early diagnosis, research for better treatments, and support from organizations like SRNA [00:25:02]. Rick also discussed ongoing symptoms, his experience of living with TM, and the children’s book of poetry that he published [00:26:11].
Rick Telander is the Senior Sports Columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times. He is the author of ten books and was previously a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and ESPN, the Magazine. An original member of “The Sportswriters on TV” television show, Rick has been named Illinois Sportswriter of the Year nine times, and his work has been collected in over a dozen anthologies. He has been awarded the Sigma Delta Chi Award by the Society of Professional Journalists and the Dan Jenkins Lifetime Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting from the University of Texas. In 2021 he was inducted into the National Sportswriters Hall of Fame in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Rick’s book, Sweet Dreams: Poems and Paintings for the Child Abed is available online:
https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/9781510778337/sweet-dreams/
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