Galen & James in the News
James Strazza and Galen Warden were featured nationally in the USA Today network,
first in February of 2022, then in a 2024 follow-up article. Both stories were written by Gene Myers and photographed by Richard Burkhart. Video interviews of James and Galen are included.
2024 front-page story on James's current status was a follow-up to 2022 story. See below.
Link to the article online:
USA Today Network 2024
Interview with James and Galen
Video features James and Galen discussing improvements since initial 2022 article, thanks to an expensive supplement. You can also listen to a song James recently sang in bed and released.
James records vocals over instrumental music from his healthier past.
The video above includes one of these songs.
Galen with James, who has been confined to his bed since 2019, but can now tolerate conversations and listen to quiet music on good days.
An in-depth front-page article about James and Galen went national on the USA Today network in 2022.
Link to the article online:
Full article:
https://njersy.co/48n19sZ
Q&A with James:
https://njersy.co/3Kik4Z9
Video of James:
https://njersy.co/3hHE5f7
Video of Galen:
Journalist Gene Myers and photographer Richard Burkhart captured the essence of life with Severe ME/CFS in early 2022.
USA Today Network 2022
Interview with James on the USA Today network
Interview with Galen on the USA Today network
Galen’s Speaking Invitations
Galen was invited to speak to Bateman Horne Center members in January, 2024.
She shares strategies for practical logistics, such as gurney transportation, how to speak with medical practitioners when they don’t know about ME, and tips for navigating the personal challenges of caring for a person with severe ME/CFS.
Galen was invited to be interviewed for PodcastDX, which addresses the challenges of coping with and supporting those with chronic diseases.
In this podcast, Galen is asked about her son’s disease, as well as her own coping tools caring for someone completely bedbound 24/7.
