Join us as we discuss the real-life nurse that inspired Stephen King when developing the antagonist in his horror novel, "Misery." Warning for sensitive content including torture, suicide, and harm and murders to babies and children. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

"Misery." Stephen King. 1987.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499984/

⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genene_Jones⁠

⁠https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-death-shift-2/⁠

Join us as we discuss Xeroderma Pigmentosum and Porphyria - two genetic disorders that have inspired tales of vampirism throughout history. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/vampire-myths-originated-real-blood-disorder#:~:text=But%20where%20did%20the%20myth,as%20the%20E2%80%9Cvampyre%20disease.%E2%80%9D

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih/gov/pms/articles/PMC6656624/#:~:text=Introduction-,Erythropoietic%20Protoporphyria%20(EPP)%20and%20X%2Dlinked%20Protoporphyria%20(XLP,pathway1%20(Figure%201).

https://alignedmodernhealth.com/medical-mysteries-behind-halloween-characters/

Join us as we discuss the Waverly Hills Sanatorium, which was the final resting place for thousands of tuberculosis patients in the early 1900s. It is considered one of the most haunted places in the world today. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://thewaverlyhillssanatorium.com/paranormal/

https://globaltb.njms.rutgers.edu/abouttb/historyoftb.ph

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waverly_Hills_Sanatorium

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2022/09/14/louisville-waverly-hills-sanatorium-urban-legend-history/9501082002/

https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-places/americas-most-haunted-hospitals-and-asylums/waverly-hills-sanatorium/