My Heart Beats On
My Heart Beats On
Laurie Grawl
As your host, Laurie Grawl, I share my deeply personal journey as a "Career Patient," since 1997. Navigating the complexities of living with Congestive Heart Failure, Kidney Failure, Lund Disorders, and Marfan Syndrome. Join me as I open up about the highs and lows, the challenges and triumphs, and the resilience that has kept me going through it all. From moments of vulnerability to sparks of hope, each episode is a raw and honest exploration of what it means to live with chronic illness. Settle in and let's embark on this journey together.
"A Hope and A Future," Part 2
Join me for this new episode. I'm still learning that some amazing experiences are yet to unfold. God's hidden plans are already placed in the background of my life. Opportunities and experiences I would have never dreamed of happening.
Oct 14, 2025
14 min
Diving Deeper into-"Hope Amid Medical Unknowns"
This episode of Diving Deeper into-"Hope Amid Medical Unknowns,"  is inspired by S1E8 of "My Heart Beats On, "A Future and a Hope, Part 1." I give three powerful tips on how to hold onto hope.  Sometimes the hardest part of illness is not the diagnosis, it's what we give up in the process. How it's okay to grieve these losses and move forward.
May 29, 2025
5 min
"A Future and A Hope," Part 1
The story picks up where God continues to grow my faith by holding my hand and leading me down more pathways unbeknownst to me and my family, ones He had already in place for me to discover and travel upon.
Feb 18, 2025
14 min
Diving Deeper into-"Embracing Being A Frequent Flyer Patient"
This episode of Diving Deeper into-"Embracing Being A Frequent Flyer Patient," gives tips for patients and caregivers. If you are living with Chronic Illness, you probably know exactly what I mean. Many of us spend more time in medical offices than we'd like. We've earned frequent flyer status. This topic is one I have had personal experience dealing with as a "Career Patient." In S1E7 of "My Heart Beats On," podcast.
Jan 19, 2025
5 min
"Just Call Me Frequent Flyer"
I’ll continue the story and pick up where I left off by telling how our family was blessed with the outpouring of love from others and how I learned to accept the hospital as my second home.
Jan 18, 2025
22 min
Diving Deeper into-"Navigating This Unpredictable Journey"
This episode of Diving Deeper into-“Navigating This Unpredictable Journey,” gives tips for patients and caregivers.  Having a Chronic Illness comes with an emotional roller-coaster that brings unpredictability to one’s life, swinging so wildly between moments of hope and times of doubt. A place where you can feel like no one else really “gets it.” This topic is one I have had personal experience dealing with as a “Career Patient.”  In S1E6 of “My Heart Beats On,” podcast.   
Nov 16, 2024
6 min
"Living Day to Day with Uncertainty"
I'll continue telling my story by sharing what it was like for me, my family, friends, and doctors for the near future and years to come, being able to live with the constant upheaval from my incurable, untreatable disorder.  Not to mention the stressors of dealing with the financial, physical, and emotional costs of caring for a chronically ill loved one.
Nov 4, 2024
16 min
Diving Deeper into-"Chronic Illness Maintenance"
This episode of Deeper Dive into-"Chronic Illness Maintenance," gives tips for patients and caregivers. This topic is one I have had personal experience dealing with as a "Career Patient." In S1E5 of "My Heart Beats On," podcast. #resilence #chronicillnessmaintenance #healthjourney #caregivers #selfcare #chf #Marfansyndrome #lunghealth #kidneyfailure #spoonie #lauriegrawl
Sep 19, 2024
5 min
"Not the News I was Hoping to Hear"
Listen to the continuation of my story by sharing the bad news my husband and I received. The complications that arose after my open-heart bypass surgery left doctors without options and some of my nurses crying at my bedside.
Sep 17, 2024
20 min
Diving Deeper into-"Resilience"
This episode of A Deeper Dive into-"Resilience," gives tips to patients and caregivers. The topic is one I have had personal experience dealing with as a "Career Patient," in S1E4 of "My Heart Beats On," podcast. #resilience #patienttips #healthjourney #caregivers #selfcare #chf #Marfansyndrome #lunghealth #kidneyfailure #lauriegrawl
Sep 6, 2024
4 min
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