65. feeling like a burden
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Cass + Case talk about times they’ve felt like a burden due to their blindness or chronic illnesses and ways they address those feelings
Advocacy / Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome / Vision
by Cassandra Mendez · Published March 28, 2023 · Last modified July 22, 2026
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Cass + Case talk about times they’ve felt like a burden due to their blindness or chronic illnesses and ways they address those feelings
by Cassandra Mendez · Published March 1, 2022 · Last modified July 29, 2023
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Cass + Case tell wild, potentially embarrassing stories on their experiences with chronic illness. This one might get TMI with blood, vomit, urine, and poop, so listen at your own risk!
by Cassandra Mendez · Published March 23, 2021 · Last modified July 29, 2023
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Cassandra + Casey discuss whether or not they want a cure for their vision and other disabilities. They explore the medical and social models of disability and different factors affecting their worldview.
Conference recap / Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
by Cassandra Mendez · Published March 9, 2021 · Last modified July 22, 2026
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Cassandra + Casey walk you through their past experiences at the annual Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome conference.
by Cassandra Mendez · Published February 23, 2021 · Last modified July 29, 2023
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Casey + Cassandra talk through a day in the life with their chronic illnesses and share a fun “what’s in my bag?” segments… but it might surprise you!
Advocacy / Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
by Cassandra Mendez · Published February 9, 2021 · Last modified July 22, 2026
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Cassandra + Casey talk about their philosophies on life and love and when they disclose their disabilities when dating
by Cassandra Mendez · Published October 6, 2020 · Last modified July 29, 2023
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Casey + Cassandra talk through their chronic illness journeys. They also touch on mental health, terminal illness, survivor’s guilt, and being content with their present.