Will 2 Win: Overcoming Long COVID with Jillian Angeline
Jillian’s goal is to spread awareness about Long COVID, which is affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide. In her episodes, she'll be talking with doctors on the front lines of the battle to solve the virus' mysteries.
As for the show's name, Jillian has had an unstoppable "will to win" her pre-COVID life back. And the researchers and doctors on the front lines have a "will to win" the fight.
The central part of the logo is the sun. She's always loved sunshine. The sun represents freedom, good health, growth and just happy times.
Jillian has strong roots in the broadcast industry from the young age of seven-years-old. Since then, she's taken her storytelling skills from the halls of Capitol Hill in D.C. to the streets of New York City, from the Mariana Islands in the Pacific to Jordan in the Middle East.
Will 2 Win: Overcoming Long COVID with Jillian Angeline
Dr. Resia Pretorius | Will 2 Win: Overcoming Long COVID with Jillian Angeline
00:00 Intro
00:48 What led Dr. Pretorius to Long COVID research
05:47 “Sticky blood”
09:40 Research on enzymes that can break and digest inflammatory structures
12:00 Research on “Zombie cells” / Senescent cells
15:25 Pretorius’ focus in the laboratory
17:00 Value of crowdfunding for equipment
19:36 What’s it like to collaborate with doctors worldwide?
22:19 What is Dr. Pretorius’ greatest need right now?
23:50 Define proteomics
25:57 How Long COVID research will help patients suffering with other debilitating conditions
32:36 An uplifting message backed by perseverance
35:18 What is a preprinted medical research?
39:52 Conclusion
In this episode of “Will 2 Win: Overcoming Long COVID,” Jillian Angeline speaks with Dr. Resia Pretorius, a Distinguished Research Professor at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Pretorius is an expert on blood coagulation and circulating inflammatory markers in conditions like Long COVID.
Pretorius shares updates on her research and how her background helped her pave a path to cutting edge work on Long COVID. She also praises donations from patients and from research foundations to get necessary equipment like an imaging flow cytometer. She also offers an uplifting message of perseverance, saying “We can’t give up. We can’t. If we fail, then we fail millions of people. And that’s not a possibility. We cannot fail.” She also tells Jillian she believes this research will inform studies and provide valuable links to patients suffering with debilitating conditions like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and ME/CFS.
Jillian’s goal is to spread awareness about Long COVID, which is affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide. In her episodes, she’ll be talking with doctors on the front lines of the battle to solve the virus' mysteries. I'll also be talking with fellow long haulers.
As for the show's name, Jillian has had an unstoppable "will to win" her pre-COVID life back, as do other patients she has spoken to through the years. The researchers and doctors on the front lines have a "will to win" the fight.
The central part of the logo is the sun. Jillian has always loved sunshine. The sun represents freedom, good health, growth and just happy times.
Jillian joined the broadcast industry at just seven years old. From the halls of Capitol Hill in D.C. to the streets of New York City, from the Mariana Islands in the Pacific to Jordan in the Middle East, she would often shoot video footage, write scripts, edit stories, post on social media and appear on camera, all in a day’s work.
To learn more about Dr. Pretorius, see below.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/resiapretorius/
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***Disclaimer: Will 2 Win is for informational and educational purposes only. It does not constitute medical advice. Please consult with your doctors/medical team/professionals before trying anything we discuss during the episodes.***
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