I AM MADELINE

marcia doherty AKA Madeline
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A performer (actress, singer), leader, mentor, & community volunteer with her hands on a number of projects, Madeline(now fully public as Marcia)is a joy to know. She loves gardening & The Sound of Music. Her friends describe her as "effervescent." She's one of more than 600,000 Canadians living with family of diseases twice as common as Multiple Sclerosis, little doctor education, strong correlation to viral infections, esp COVID-19. She & others face painful deadly deterioration without more government supports. Petition https://bit.ly/Marcia_petition GoFundMe https://gofund.me/6d981312

  1. Terrible Tightrope

    1D AGO

    Terrible Tightrope

    where I talk about the push me pull you of my mitochondria requiring rest and any hope of survival by getting governmental change or enough GoFundMe to stay alive being about me doing advocacy and on top of all of that the day-to-day living things of housekeeping and going to treatments. It's all more energy I have and yet it all needs to be done. And trying to navigate the competing needs of these things is like a terrible tightrope Links I talked about in the episode Sick times republish of op-ed March 20th 2025 https://l.gourl.es/l/56898fa8ccf060b8bf79b817ad9fabd986f4a62f?u=11010884 GoFundMe https://gofund.me/6d981312 Email campaign CTV Template https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VD2zqOKxcQp7SUP06mY8slZlH1sXkKHKVPV0IfLo-uI/edit?usp=sharing Full info in gfm update https://gofund.me/6d981312 Housekeeping GoFundMe https://gofund.me/73aeb36e5 Petition Open for a second round of signatures https://bit.ly/Marcia_petition TheAtlantic article just came out that includes me(It was a gift link and now that seems to have expired but hopefully you can find a way to see it) https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/09/canada-euthanasia-demand-maid-policy/683562/?gift=yKNFI6bZtyj8clr3yQtLYCSwFBjNIwPzg10Axz0GrTA&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share by @elainaplott I'm so grateful that they linked to my podcast. For Atlantic readers As it doesn't talk very much about the specifics of my situation or my disease I made a little primer for them https://open.spotify.com/show/0oNLwzI1qZvvZ51bau1aNi

    26 min
  2. Easter musings

    APR 5

    Easter musings

    it's Easter morning, and I talk about some of the good things that have happened but also as per usual document the obstacles that are ever present I talk about this housekeeping GoFundMe a friend set up https://gofund.me/73aeb36e5 and the CTV campaign https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VD2zqOKxcQp7SUP06mY8slZlH1sXkKHKVPV0IfLo-uI/edit?usp=sharing

    35 min
  3. under pressure

    MAR 24

    under pressure

    I was trying to figure out what to call this and I think that David Bowie Queen song under pressure pretty much describes it I think. So I'm continuing to try to document the insanity of the measure of difficulty I'm attempting to navigate I took a picture of the microwave rust of the inside. I figured you might want to see how insane it was

    38 min
  4. Sick Times republish of my op-ed!

    MAR 20

    Sick Times republish of my op-ed!

    A quick update as the sick times have republished my op-ed. I'm a bit addle brained so you're not getting a lot much in the way of intelligence but it does document some of the brain fog issues Sick times republish of op-ed March 20th 2025 https://l.gourl.es/l/56898fa8ccf060b8bf79b817ad9fabd986f4a62f?u=11010884 Linked by Twitter post https://x.com/i/status/2035058600604004423 And once again Email campaign CTV Template https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VD2zqOKxcQp7SUP06mY8slZlH1sXkKHKVPV0IfLo-uI/edit?usp=sharing Full info in gfm update https://gofund.me/6d981312

    7 min
  5. Light In Darkness

    MAR 18

    Light In Darkness

    today I don't just document the grinding difficulty but my memory banks pulled up some really nice light and darkness times from when I was little and I also talk about some really nice things from some people now as well. focusing on the reality and all of its shades light and dark is definitely a critical part of how I've been surviving once again here is the legacy News campaign document if you want to participate I was told that if 12 people write to a news source to ask for the same story that it will happen🤞 Template https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VD2zqOKxcQp7SUP06mY8slZlH1sXkKHKVPV0IfLo-uI/edit?usp=sharing Full info in gfm update https://gofund.me/6d981312 #myalgicE #disability #canpoli #longcovid

    21 min

  6. MAR 16

    Leadership And Power Musings

    where I talk about how I feel about My power and the leadership roles I have been in and the leadership roles I may be in in the near future depending on how the email campaign goes speaking of which I was told that if 12 people write to a news source to ask for the same story that it will happen🤞 Template https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VD2zqOKxcQp7SUP06mY8slZlH1sXkKHKVPV0IfLo-uI/edit?usp=sharing Full info in gfm update https://gofund.me/6d981312 #myalgicE #disability #canpoli #longcovid #power

    22 min
  7. pt 6: Ides of March squish squash

    MAR 16

    pt 6: Ides of March squish squash

    where I talk about how rest day is rarely just the rest day because all the stuff I've been compartmentalizing comes out and wants to be processed. which is not very restful. having my body not moving is only one kind of the rest that I need again here's the email campaign Because I was told that if 12 people write to a news source to ask for the same story that it will happen🤞 Template https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VD2zqOKxcQp7SUP06mY8slZlH1sXkKHKVPV0IfLo-uI/edit?usp=sharing Full info in gfm update https://gofund.me/6d981312 #myalgicE #disability #canpoli #longcovid #idesofMarch

    13 min
  8. pt5: pi Day squish squash continues

    MAR 15

    pt5: pi Day squish squash continues

    It's pi day. unfortunately I don't have any actual pie to celebrate with. But I hope you're having some nerdy fun. For me it's whimsy as I'm still experiencing squish squash. Still documenting what it feels like to be dealing with so much and then have more land on my plate yesterday. I don't know how else to push back on the bias that thinks PWD on assistance are just sitting around eating bonbons and watching TV. blArgh So You can participate in the email campaign here's template for you https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VD2zqOKxcQp7SUP06mY8slZlH1sXkKHKVPV0IfLo-uI/edit?usp=sharing as well (Link and more information in GoFundMe update https://gofund.me/6d981312 ) Why the campaign? because I was told that if a dozen or more people write in to ask for the same story that It is much more likely to happen. #myalgicE #disability #canpoli #longcovid #piday

    15 min
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About

A performer (actress, singer), leader, mentor, & community volunteer with her hands on a number of projects, Madeline(now fully public as Marcia)is a joy to know. She loves gardening & The Sound of Music. Her friends describe her as "effervescent." She's one of more than 600,000 Canadians living with family of diseases twice as common as Multiple Sclerosis, little doctor education, strong correlation to viral infections, esp COVID-19. She & others face painful deadly deterioration without more government supports. Petition https://bit.ly/Marcia_petition GoFundMe https://gofund.me/6d981312

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  • Creator
    marcia doherty AKA Madeline
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    142
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © marcia doherty AKA Madeline
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    I AM MADELINE