The Pickle Jar Podcast - Addison's Disease

Hi, there this is JILL, the host of THE PICKLE JAR PODCAST. The Pickle Jar Podcast is a platform created to educate and advocate for people living with the rare chronic illness Addison's Disease (adrenal insufficiency). Addison's disease is a rare chronic life-threatening illness in which the adrenal glands no longer produce cortisol and aldosterone. This deficiency leaves the person on replacement medication daily for survival for the rest of their lives and every day at risk of a life-threatening adrenal crisis.

People living with Addison's disease are lost in a shuffle of lack of knowledge and support in the medical community. We are desperate for a means to connect, share, validate our journeys and improve our quality of life.

We deserve to have a voice and THE PICKLE JAR PODCAST is that voice.

About Jill,...THE BIG PICKLE...the host of THE PICKLE JAR PODCAST

I was diagnosed with Addison's disease 12 years ago at 35. My dad also suffered from the illness and passed away from an adrenal crisis. Six years after his passing I was diagnosed and vowed to have the best quality of life and fight back against this horrible illness.

Education and advocacy are key to quality of life with this illness and there is little support for people with Addison's disease.

WHY "THE PICKLE JAR"

In addition to not producing the life-sustaining hormone cortisol. People living with Addison's cannot regulate their sodium/potassium levels (electrolytes), which is the electricity of your cells and constant live in a state of imbalance. We tend to require HIGH SODIUM diets to maintain these crucial blood levels to sustain life. We tend to eat a lot of PICKLES! Every pickle in the jar represents one of my fellow Addisonians fighting every day with this illness.

THE PICKLE JAR Podcast was launched in August 2022. I had a vision and mission to educate and advocate for people living with Addison's disease. Hoping by us coming together we can be EMPOWERED over our well-being. Not only improve our quality of life but save our lives by preventing life-threatening crises.

THE PICKLE JAR PODCAST has had an amazing response. Now listen to it in over 45 countries and it is changing and saving lives.

THE PICKLE JAR PODCAST has been an investment financially and with its success a large-time investment that is currently being supported strictly by LOVE.

Educating and advocating for Addison's Disease is my passion in life and the PICKLE JAR PODCAST will contunie. But if you can support the cost of the PODCAST it would be greatly appreciated and would only allow me more time and resources to educate and advocate for Addion's disease.

10% of all funds will be donated directly to TEAM ADDISON'S CANADA. Non-profit supporting people with Addison's Disease.

Please tune in and support the podcast. Available on APPLE, SPOTIFY and GOOGLE.

Until next time, be well my pickles.

Jill