Empowerng Lives. Building Community. Beyond Diagnosis
Chronic Life Media is a patient-driven media and nonprofit consulting initiative that destigmatizes chronic illness and rare diseases while providing practical support through shared experiences, insights, connections, and motivation.
Training for Life
When Running Becomes Survival
Currently in development, Training for Life follows Samantha Sauer, a certified patient advocate living with gastroparesis and multiple chronic illnesses, as she attempts to return to half-marathon training after years of health setbacks. The film chronicles Sam's remarkable healthcare journey—from her initial diagnosis through multiple surgeries, septic infections, and the feeding tube that kept her alive—all while maintaining an unlikely passion for running that became her lifeline.
Life Beyond The Chart
Life Beyond the Chart is an online magazine that showcases the rich, multifaceted lives of people with chronic illnesses and rare diseases—moving far beyond medical narratives to celebrate their careers, creativity, relationships, and daily triumphs.
Created by and for the chronic illness community, we amplify authentic voices through personal essays, expert insights, and practical wisdom that proves life with chronic conditions is anything but limited.
“The shift from resenting my body to appreciating its resilience has helped me see all my broken parts differently. I don’t see them as failures, but as signs of strength.”
— Samantha Sauer, Advocate & Chronic Illness Patient
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