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Girls with Grafts

Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors

Girls with Grafts is a podcast hosted by Amber Wilcox and Rachel Kudlak, Burn Survivors, and supporters of the nonprofit, Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors. The Girls with Grafts podcast is for burn survivors, caregivers, hospital staff, and corporate partners in the burn community. Hear in-depth conversations about burn survivor stories, gain resources for managing a burn injury, hear up-to-date information about Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors community news, and listen in on burn prevention

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63:25

Our Scars Shouldn’t Be Your Halloween Inspiration

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2023/11/03

Halloween is a time for fun, but let’s not forget that it can be tough for those with facial and visible differences. Portraying a burn survivor or someone with physical disfigurements can be extremely disrespectful and triggering. Additionally, burn survivors see an increase of harmful and hurtful messages during the spooky season. In today’s podcast, we sit down with influencer Tonya Meisenbach, better known as Burned Beauty 2018. Tonya shares her thoughts on Halloween and the negative comments

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Embracing Your Scars & Never Feeling Ashamed

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2023/10/17

Taylor Campbell was just 8 months old when her burn injury occurred from a kitchen accident resulting in 64% of her body burned with a 7% chance of survival. Today, Taylor is 19 years old and has had over 30 surgeries since her accident. As a child burn survivor, Taylor has spent her life adapting to her burn injury, with countless surgeries and obstacles to overcome along the way.In this episode, Taylor shares her journey as a child burn survivor to what life is now like as a 19-year-old college

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50:41

Celebrating NFPA®'s Fire Prevention Week™ with...

Girls with Grafts ·

2023/10/10

Each year, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA®), hosts Fire Prevention Week™ (FPW) to help with educating the public about the importance of fire safety. For more than 100 years, NFPA, the official sponsor of FPW, has hosted a fire prevention campaign and themes the week around a particular aspect of fire safety. This year’s FPW campaign, “Cooking Safety Starts with YOU”, highlights the important actions that should be taken to stay safe in the kitchen. Join the NFPA to celebrate Fire

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55:08

Against All Odds: A Comeback Story

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2023/09/26

On Halloween in 1987, Anthony Razzano at the young age of 12 years old found himself influenced by peers huffing gas on a quad motorbike. In his recollection of a ‘split-second decision,’ Anthony decided to join his peers and later returned home with a friend to continue the activity. Not realizing the dangers around gasoline, Anthony’s friend lit a match causing burns to over 87% of Anthony’s body. Anthony was given a 0% chance at living and had his last rights read to him three times over the

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Preparing & Packing for Phoenix World Burn Congress 2023

Girls with Grafts ·

2023/09/19

We're just weeks away from Phoenix World Burn Congress 2023! To help attendees prepare for the event, we welcomed Megan Tinney, Phoenix WBC event manager, and Gina Russo, a key volunteer dedicated to ensuring that our first-time attendees are welcomed and supported at the conference, to the podcast!About Gina RussoGina Russo was born and raised in Cranston, Rhode Island. She is a mother to two amazing sons and has worked at the local hospital for 32 years, In 2003, her and her fiancé attended a

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55:41

The Power of Art in Healing with Survivor & Artist...

Girls with Grafts ·

2023/09/05

At the age of 20, Grace Athena Flott was studying abroad in Paris when the apartment she lived in caught on fire causing burns to 45% of her body, a broken back and ankle, and the loss of two of her friends from the incident. Today, over a decade after her injury, Grace is an incredibly talented artist expressing and giving back to her community through her passion for the arts. In this episode, we speak with Grace about her passion for art, and discuss with her how her art helps her advocate for

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Advocating for the Burn Survivor Patient

Girls with Grafts ·

2023/08/29

Navigating the hospital as a newly injured burn survivor can be overwhelming, and frightening, and leave many feeling like they have an extreme loss of control. The role a burn nurse plays in this journey is a critical component of a survivor’s healing—both mentally and physically. The burn nurse often spends great lengths with survivors, spending time in countless dressing changes, helping them navigate pain management and much more. In this episode, we speak with Joey Lavallee, Family Nurse

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Dennis Gardin Shares His Journey from Victim to Survivor

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2023/08/15

For nearly 20 years, Dennis Gardin referred to himself as a ‘victim’ of his injury, rather than a survivor. It wasn’t until he was asked by a friend to visit someone with a burn injury in the hospital that he began his transformation from victim to survivor. Shortly after visiting his first-ever burn survivor, Dennis connected with a community of other survivors and began his journey to healing.In this episode, Dennis chats with us about his injury, what it was like to be a child burn survivor, how

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50:40

The Importance of Good Sleep with Dr. Sheera Lerman...

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2023/08/01

According to estimates from the Sleep Foundation, roughly 50 million to 70 million people suffer from sleep disorders in the United States. Sleep is a very powerful tool for the human body, and in fact, sleep has a direct correlation to how we feel pain in the body. In this episode, we chat with Dr. Sheera Lerman Zohar, a sleep expert sharing with us not only her tips for getting better sleep, but how sleep specifically affects burn survivors on their road to recovery. Whether you’re looking for

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56:00

In Sickness and In Health: A Modern Dating App for...

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2023/06/21

Shortly after graduating college, Jacqueline Child decided to give mainstream dating apps a try—hoping to find her perfect match. Unfortunately for Jacqueline, what she had hoped would be a positive experience to find love while also managing a chronic illness—usually ended with disappointment and discouragement. After a series of bad experiences with many online ‘matches’, Jacqueline and her sister teamed up to create an online dating experience for those with a disability or chronic illness. Thus,

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‘To Struggle is To Be Human’: The Power of Peer...

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2023/05/23

Tony Gonzalez walked into Jamie Neito’s hospital room shortly after his burn injury at Loyola Medical Center to provide him Peer Support as a part of Phoenix Society’s SOAR program, and what began as a Peer Support discussion became a lifelong friendship for the two burn survivors. Sharing a love of golf, the two connected and describe their relationship as having developed into a “brotherhood” between the two.In this episode, Jamie and Tony share their vulnerable truths about struggling with their

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58:47

Face Equality Week | May 15-19, 2023 | We Will Not Hide

Girls with Grafts ·

2023/05/17

Over 100 million people worldwide have a mark, scar or condition which affects their facial appearance. This includes those that have suffered a burn injury. For many, having a facial difference means living in oppression dealing with negative stigmas, and a lack of strong representation in the media or online. During Face Equality Week, we honor, and spread awareness for facial inequalities as we work together to educate the world about the misconceptions and superstitions surrounding those with

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National Nurses Week | May 6th-12th | Burn Survivor &...

Girls with Grafts ·

2023/05/10

National Nurses Week is held each year beginning May 6th and ends 12th, during which Florence Nightingale’s birthday occurs. Nightingale played an instrumental role in shaping the role of the modern-day nurse. Celebrated annually, this event honors nurses around the world who have made contributions to our lives. For the burn survivor, nurses have played a vital role in recovery, and shape the experiences that are faced in the burn unit. In this episode, we honor this special week by speaking with

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Using the MAC Mentality to Survive & Thrive After a...

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2023/04/25

Connor McKemey, “CMAC” as he was known in college, burned 90% of his body, 75% in the third degree at 13 years of age, just before the Christmas holiday. In addition to Connor’s injuries, his mother also suffered burns that day due to aiding Connor in putting out the fire. Connor recalls a long road to recovery and shares that with a very low chance of survival, doctors aimed at keeping him alive just long enough to see his dad return home from Iraq over the holiday. At 27 years old, Connor today

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Donate Life Month: The Importance of Tissue Donation...

Girls with Grafts ·

2023/04/11

With a lifelong dream of service and a family of military veterans, Jason had always felt a call to service. Jason gave up a high-school golf scholarship to join the U.S. Airforce, and later took a job with the Arizona public service where he worked while raising his family. It wasn’t until March 26, 1999, when Police Officer Marc Atkins was shot and killed after being ambushed by suspected drug traffickers that Jason decided to pursue a dream of becoming a police officer. Shortly after becoming an

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Trauma Anniversaries: How to Honor Your ‘Burniversary’

Girls with Grafts ·

2023/04/04

The anniversary of the date of your burn injury trauma is a date for many that can be filled with lots of emotions, thoughts, and memories. For many, the date of your burn injury can bring both happiness of survival, while also mourning the loss and difficult tragedy that was the injury. In the burn survivor community, the ‘burniversary’ as it is called, doesn’t come with a set of instructions with the ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ ways to do it—the day itself is solely up to the survivor themselves how they

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Supporting Burn Survivors: An Occupational...

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2023/03/28

Just after college, Rebekah Allely was given the opportunity to intern for a short time in a burn unit in Wisconsin. It was in that single month of time in the burn unit that she fell in love with her experience and knew it was exactly what she was meant to do. To this day, the impact that the burn unit had on Rebekah is imminent—she still remembers her very first patient. Knowing she had found her passion, Rebekah sent letters to over 20 burn units across the country, and shortly after finding her

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Scars & Stars: Astrophysicist & Child Burn Survivor...

Girls with Grafts ·

2023/03/15

Hadi Papei saw his first burn survivor at the age of 29 when he saw a post of Turia Pitt, an Australian Engineer, and fellow burn survivor on Facebook. Burned at the age of three, Hadi’s first-ever encounter with another survivor nearly 26 years later left him mind-blown and emotionally struck by what he had seen. Spending the next week searching the internet about his injuries, searching for other burn survivors like himself, Hadi found Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors and began to join a

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Beauty Influencer & Burn Survivor Tonya Meisenbach...

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2023/03/01

On December 17th, 2018, Tonya and her husband were enjoying an evening outside by the fire getting ready to make a meal, when her husband sprayed lighter fluid on the fire and the wind shifted, causing Tonya to burn 35% of her body. In this episode, Tonya talks about her journey after the injury, including how she became a beauty influencer, what it was like to recover from her injury after spending 2 months in a coma, and what it was like seeing herself in the mirror for the first time.Today, Tonya

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Honoring the 20-Year Anniversary of the Station...

Girls with Grafts ·

2023/02/20

On February 20th, 2003, the Station Nightclub Fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island occurred killing 100 people and injuring 230. The fire began when the band Jack Russell's Great White set off fireworks in the building which caused flames to quickly spread throughout the building. Today, we honor both the 100 that lost their lives because of the tragic event, while also honoring the survivors like Gina Russo, who are here today to tell their stories, and share the important message of advocacy for

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