Intro to Hopeful Horizons Podcast

Hopeful Horizons Podcast

Summary

Hopeful Horizons is a podcast dedicated to guiding listeners through the post-COVID experience toward a future filled with hope. The host, Holly Porter, shares her personal journey with COVID and the challenges she faced during her hospitalization. She also discusses her ongoing recovery and the lingering effects of long COVID. The podcast aims to provide resources, support, and inspiration to those grappling with long COVID. Additionally, Holly introduces the Adventure Bucket Wish Foundation, which aims to create an environment and resources to help people transition from the post-COVID experience to a future filled with hope.

Takeaways

• Hopeful Horizons is a podcast that supports individuals navigating the post-COVID experience.
• Holly Porter shares her personal journey with COVID and the challenges she faced during her hospitalization.
• The podcast provides resources, support, and inspiration for those dealing with long COVID.
• The Adventure Bucket Wish Foundation aims to help people transition from the post-COVID experience to a future filled with hope.

Chapters

00:00
Introduction to Hopeful Horizons

01:27
Holly's COVID Journey

02:47
Challenges and Diagnoses

03:30
Recovery and Long COVID

04:01
Adventure Bucket Wish Foundation

05:00
Conclusion and Invitation

Transcript
Holly Porter (00:00.546)
Hello and welcome to Hopeful Horizons, the bridge where hope and healing meet. I'm your host, Holly Porter, and I'm honored to have you join us on this journey. As the founder of the Adventure Bucket Wish Foundation, my passion for creating positive change has led to the creation of this podcast, Hopeful Horizons. It's not just a podcast, it's a platform dedicated to guiding you through the post-COVID experience, towards a future filled with hope. We stand for resilience, community, and the unwavering belief that brighter days are ahead. In each episode, we share stories of triumph over adversity, explore resources to navigate challenges, and foster an environment that supports healing. In the last days of August 2021,
My unexpected COVID journey commenced upon returning from a conference. What began as a post-travel fatigue transformed into a relentless battle for survival. I unwittingly passed the virus to my husband a week into the ordeal. And my instincts eventually prompted me to make a desperate plea for help that led us to the emergency room. Within a mere 30 minutes, I found myself confined to the sterile walls of the ICU.
My oxygen levels plummeted to a percaneus 63. For the next 70 days, the hospital became my world, a surreal landscape of medical interventions and life-threatening setbacks. Intubations became a routine, it seemed, along with a trach and sepsis, an unwelcomed companion. The simple tasks we take for granted, walking, talking, and breathing, became monumental challenges. I experienced the discontented lives of all loss of all five senses. My taste and smell were stolen from COVID. My hands were restrained to prevent interference with the ventilator that was robbing me of my eyesight. I'm already legally blind and without contacts and glasses, I was unable to discern the faces of those around me. And then, the ventilator took an impact of 90% of my hearing away, and that further isolated me from the world.
Holly Porter (02:27.086)
Upon discharge from the hospital, my true journey of healing unfolded. After months of resilience, and a reliance on oxygens, I was resilient. I had sessions o

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