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This is in hopes of helping those diagnosed with a terminal illness, loved ones of those who don't have much 'spare time' left grasping to understand why, those that have lost someone from an extremely brash disease, the group left to pick up the pieces of the situation along with their own hearts, etc.<br /><br />Don't worry though, it's not all heavy...well, kinda...Chris has a strongly seasoned sense of humor that could cut through the heavy sorrowful fog in any room or situation.<br /><br /> He gives advice, answers your questions, gets personal, rambles, and, most importantly, relentlessly opens up. 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Get to know him as he answers some questions about things not pertaining to CJD in part 2 of this installment.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4020</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>answers,barker,car,death,dieing,disease,funny,health,impact,medical,prank,questions,terminal,well-being</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/713682affb4f02034b0aba35f69a3a6e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>It's All About Me, Baby! - Installment #3 (part 1)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-all-about-me-baby-installment-3-part-1--18658795</link><description><![CDATA[This is it, a jumbled mess of thoughts from a 25-year-old guy with a terminal condition who has too much heart and not enough brains. 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Describing what Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease is and answering your questions.<br /><br />GoFundMe:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/prescriptions-for-chrish" rel="noopener">https://www.gofundme.com/prescriptions-for-chrish</a><br /><br />(d)aria (o)f (c)hange:<br /><br />facebook.com/dariaofchange<br />@dariaofchange on Instagram & Twitter<br /><br />The Gemini Archives:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.podbean.com/ea/pb-j4fzd-b79093" rel="noopener">https://www.podbean.com/ea/pb-j4fzd-b79093</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18548030</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 13:14:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/18548030/installment2.mp3" length="70268133" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Barker</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is it, a jumbled mess of thoughts from a 25-year-old guy with a terminal condition who has too much heart and not enough brains. Describing what Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease is and answering your questions.

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