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EPISODE SUMMARY:
It is the anniversary of 9/11 and while I won't pay direct tribute to the events of that day I will show in a solo episode the self-advocacy that we need to be aware of going forward with our health.
This particular episode reflects on the chaos that is going on in our healthcare system 24 years after the worst terrorist attack in our nations history. I was fortunate to appear in the audience of The View on Monday and the discussions that happened both on air and behind the scenes were a reflection of how we need to begin this new season with our focus on our own healthcare with vigilance. The events of 24 years ago brought the country together and looking at where we are today there is a chasm on our own self awareness and I intend to inform the truth, resourced information that people must be aware of when it comes to Vaccines, Legislation occuring in 2026, Reminder of Healthcare Disruption and ways to manage and diffuse misinformation.
#Disruption, #MRNA, #mentalhealth
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In this special 9/11 tribute episode, Frank R. Harrison reflects on how the tragedy shaped his personal and professional journey as both a survivor and a healthcare advocate. He highlights the ongoing health repercussions—such as PTSD, cancer, and respiratory illnesses—that many continue to face, while urging individuals to seek resources like the Victim’s Compensation Fund and proper treatment options. For healthcare advocates and providers, Frank emphasizes the importance of turning disruption into reflection, building empathy, and continuing to fight misinformation while advancing healthcare awareness, reform, and patient advocacy.
In this segment, Frank R. Harrison draws a parallel between seasonal health routines like annual physicals and vaccinations with the broader lessons of disruption and reflection. He strongly advocates for mRNA vaccines, explaining their scientific foundation, their role in halting COVID-19 deaths, and their potential in treating diseases like cancer, HIV, and diabetes, while voicing concern about funding cuts and misinformation that threaten their future. For healthcare providers and advocates, he emphasizes the need to stay informed, support evidence-based innovation, and view healthcare advances as opportunities for resilience and long-term wellness rather than sources of fear.
In this segment, Frank R. Harrison builds on his appearance at The View to frame how conversations around mRNA and healthcare disruption can open broader dialogue about health equity and innovation. Featuring insights from Dr. Marshall Runge, he emphasizes that mRNA technology is a game-changer for tackling stubborn illnesses like HIV and cancer, while also encouraging listeners to seek credible resources, fact-check information, and trust their intuition in navigating healthcare decisions. He closes by reflecting on stories from past guests—ranging from caregivers to neurodivergent advocates—showing how resilience, self-awareness, and inner reflection can transform disruption into healing and advocacy for others.
In his closing segment, Frank R. Harrison reflects on how 9/11, his personal health journey, and nearly a decade of podcasting have shaped his mission as a healthcare advocate. He candidly discusses the challenges of shifting healthcare policies, rising insurance costs, and the need to explore alternative treatments while spotlighting upcoming guests like Vicki Meisel, who brings innovative memory and brain health programs. Looking ahead, Frank highlights the launch of his new platform Health-E Media and promises future episodes that revisit past disruptors and changemakers, reinforcing his commitment to using reflection, self-awareness, and community voices to guide healthcare advocacy through ongoing disruption.
00:00:53.400 --> 00:00:58.950 Frank R. Harrison: Hey everybody, and welcome to a special 9-11 tribute episode of Frank About Health.
00:00:59.130 --> 00:01:03.820 Frank R. Harrison: I'm here by myself. I call the episode Disruption and Reflection.
00:01:03.940 --> 00:01:23.299 Frank R. Harrison: I think every 9-11, because I went through the events as we all did here in New York City, but I just remember what I was doing at the very times when the very planes crashed into the towers, and crashed into the Pentagon, and fell in Shanksville with the Flight 93, which in itself had become a hero's
00:01:23.410 --> 00:01:27.620 Frank R. Harrison: Ship in all of that tragedy and, disaster.
00:01:27.770 --> 00:01:47.749 Frank R. Harrison: I always use that day as my own holiday. I do a lot more time watching the tributes on news, and then just hearing the names of those people that were lost, some of which I knew, from my days at Brooklyn Technical High School, from my time at Sony Music Entertainment, even just in general, people that I'd known through other people.
00:01:47.870 --> 00:02:03.699 Frank R. Harrison: As well, and plus, living with the months afterwards, and dealing with the smoke, and the chaos, and a lot of unity that occurred in our city. A lot of people banding together, helping each other out, just making sure you were feeling good.
00:02:03.840 --> 00:02:07.709 Frank R. Harrison: It's just… it's incredible how here, 24 years later.
00:02:07.830 --> 00:02:15.000 Frank R. Harrison: We're more divided than ever. So, I wanted to dedicate this show in particular to show how healthcare disruption
00:02:15.360 --> 00:02:16.769 Frank R. Harrison: Still continues.
00:02:16.860 --> 00:02:20.279 Frank R. Harrison: After all, that event was a disruptive event for all of us.
00:02:20.370 --> 00:02:34.260 Frank R. Harrison: And yet, there are solutions, and there are some people that have been on Frank About Health that have shown those solutions, so I wanted to also, reflect on what was said on Frank About Health in the recent past, that…
00:02:34.260 --> 00:02:44.049 Frank R. Harrison: Remind all of you that there are opportunities to manage your healthcare and advocate for yourself, regardless of what other chaos is going on.
00:02:44.400 --> 00:02:49.559 Frank R. Harrison: I will issue my official disclaimer, even though there is no guest on this particular episode.
00:02:49.950 --> 00:02:53.449 Frank R. Harrison: What you are going to hear are thoughts and reflections
00:02:54.000 --> 00:02:57.450 Frank R. Harrison: Throughout the last 24 years, but even throughout the last week.
00:02:57.740 --> 00:03:11.120 Frank R. Harrison: Because, they're my experiences as I continue on a daily basis, not just on this show, but in life, to advocate for healthcare for my father, for my cousin, and for the community at large.
00:03:11.470 --> 00:03:14.680 Frank R. Harrison: They are not the views of talkradio.nyc.
00:03:14.970 --> 00:03:31.440 Frank R. Harrison: They are my opinions, so they might be controversial if you don't agree with me, but they're not meant to dissuade you from your treatment plans, your protocols, your medications, or even your own opinions, whatever they may be. They're just here to inform.
00:03:31.810 --> 00:03:45.799 Frank R. Harrison: So that all being said, I just wanted to, thank all of you for, continuing to watch Frank About Health, especially, now that this is my 154th episode.
00:03:45.940 --> 00:03:49.119 Frank R. Harrison: And I am basically looking forward to…
00:03:49.400 --> 00:03:58.529 Frank R. Harrison: Continue on throughout the rest of this year in really advocating change and providing the resources and information that we all need
00:03:58.680 --> 00:04:01.630 Frank R. Harrison: Because, as I've experienced this past week.
00:04:02.000 --> 00:04:04.659 Frank R. Harrison: There is a lot of misinformation, and it's getting worse.
00:04:04.960 --> 00:04:07.130 Frank R. Harrison: Alright, so, back to 9-11.
00:04:08.630 --> 00:04:10.339 Frank R. Harrison: 24 years ago.
00:04:10.790 --> 00:04:18.009 Frank R. Harrison: I was a student at Fordham University Gabelli School of Business, getting my MBA, working for Sony Music Entertainment at the same time.
00:04:18.140 --> 00:04:22.569 Frank R. Harrison: And I decided to work on a project for a company known as Starbucks.
00:04:22.840 --> 00:04:25.029 Frank R. Harrison: Now, at the same time.
00:04:25.150 --> 00:04:32.329 Frank R. Harrison: I was in the music industry, so for me, I was getting an MBA in international marketing for the focus of artist development.
00:04:32.690 --> 00:04:37.440 Frank R. Harrison: Podcasting is a little bit like the recording industry, but in a different, different tone.
00:04:37.700 --> 00:04:42.170 Frank R. Harrison: I decided to go in early to the office to work on my case.
00:04:42.370 --> 00:04:45.520 Frank R. Harrison: And the next thing I know, at 8.46 in the morning.
00:04:45.630 --> 00:04:50.609 Frank R. Harrison: I hear news on, my email blast that a plane
00:04:50.880 --> 00:04:54.979 Frank R. Harrison: went into the South Tower. Now, or maybe it was the North Tower.
00:04:55.460 --> 00:05:06.169 Frank R. Harrison: Either way, I believed it was someone coming from the Hamptons after summer break, probably drunk while flying, and clipped it. Clipped the wing. I mean, I didn't realize the severity of it until
00:05:06.170 --> 00:05:18.160 Frank R. Harrison: I actually found a lot of people running around the office and going into their boss's office. This was watching the TV with all the chaos, people hanging their shirts in the broken windows looking for help, and…
00:05:18.530 --> 00:05:32.289 Frank R. Harrison: I just found myself quoting movie titles. I think I even said, Armageddon, or Independence Day, or… I was… I couldn't believe what was happening. The whole thing was definitely a dream. Not until I saw the first building fall on TV.
00:05:32.470 --> 00:05:40.990 Frank R. Harrison: Then I ran the hell out of there and got myself home as quick as possible, and by the time I got home, I had a chance through my window out here to watch the second building fall.
00:05:41.190 --> 00:05:45.399 Frank R. Harrison: So, that was definitely a point of trauma, a pivot point for me.
00:05:45.490 --> 00:05:50.270 Frank R. Harrison: Where I was looking at how our country, which only a week prior.
00:05:50.360 --> 00:05:56.520 Frank R. Harrison: was, you know, just celebrating the end of summer, and it was a clear day that Tuesday.
00:05:56.580 --> 00:06:13.710 Frank R. Harrison: is now… what's gonna happen to all of us? Are we under threat of terror for other attacks that could happen? At that time, were we gonna go to war? How many people died? How many people survived? All the unknowns that went on.
00:06:13.760 --> 00:06:20.749 Frank R. Harrison: I think that would confuse and traumatize a lot of people, so even just living it and watching it and hearing about it.
00:06:20.830 --> 00:06:24.650 Frank R. Harrison: is traumatic enough. I mean, but at the same time.
00:06:24.850 --> 00:06:40.759 Frank R. Harrison: what it taught me was how to be very empathic, and I thought I would just share, as a tribute to 9-11, that one of the skill sets, if you are a survivor of 9-11, either by watching it, living through the day, or even being at the towers.
00:06:41.080 --> 00:06:59.259 Frank R. Harrison: doing what you can to have that as a life lesson, to continue to advocate. If it's not even healthcare, just advocate for others. That would be one of the biggest lessons that I take from that day, which is why I consider 9-11 kind of like a reflection holiday. It's not an illegal holiday, but
00:06:59.660 --> 00:07:04.520 Frank R. Harrison: It's a time to reflect how… how good you've been to your community at large.
00:07:04.620 --> 00:07:06.110 Frank R. Harrison: So forth and so on.
00:07:06.530 --> 00:07:11.469 Frank R. Harrison: The other things I wanted to say was, is that the top…
00:07:11.780 --> 00:07:18.350 Frank R. Harrison: health issues that grew out of that day were PTSD, cancer.
00:07:18.460 --> 00:07:32.049 Frank R. Harrison: And respiratory illnesses, and you have heard over the last 24 years a lot of people dying from post-9-11 disorders that they probably inherited by being around the contagion, the pile, as they called it.
00:07:32.100 --> 00:07:49.970 Frank R. Harrison: Among other kinds of toxins that were in the New York City area. I know there's the, 9-11 Victim Defense Fund a lot of people have submitted claims for, and it's unfortunate that even here we are 24 years later, and many more thousands have died from those illnesses.
00:07:50.310 --> 00:08:08.250 Frank R. Harrison: I think, if anything, what I also noticed is that was around the time when we were trying to see more advocacy towards healthcare reform, whether it was your insurance protection, the type of doctors you went to or needed to see. There was much more advocacy for mental health.
00:08:08.390 --> 00:08:15.849 Frank R. Harrison: And I even noticed that it was 3 years later, around 2000… no, I'm sorry, 10 years later, around 2013,
00:08:16.080 --> 00:08:23.599 Frank R. Harrison: When Obamacare was introduced, when our president at that time, Barack Obama, had really wanted to undertake healthcare reform.
00:08:23.990 --> 00:08:26.599 Frank R. Harrison: Now, I could tell you that personally.
00:08:26.990 --> 00:08:30.059 Frank R. Harrison: My time in the music industry ended about 2 years later.
00:08:30.180 --> 00:08:38.179 Frank R. Harrison: But I just found myself, slowly but surely, taking the entrepreneurial route and going towards healthcare.
00:08:38.200 --> 00:08:58.080 Frank R. Harrison: Healthcare marketing, healthcare awareness, healthcare advocacy. I was forced into it in certain ways. I mean, living with epilepsy, I had to advocate for myself pretty much 24-7, but I didn't see myself working for anybody anymore. I saw myself working towards building a cause, or building a foundation.
00:08:58.170 --> 00:09:10.819 Frank R. Harrison: for people to turn to. So, one little piece of my best includes a company that I created through NYU called MedCash, and the CASH was an acronym, Community Action for Social Health.
00:09:10.960 --> 00:09:13.120 Frank R. Harrison: But it was a financial product.
00:09:13.230 --> 00:09:30.740 Frank R. Harrison: it never did see the light of day like I had intended at the time. I mean, again, ironically, there were no… I mean, there was iPhone, but there were no Android phones, there were no, cash apps or mobile payment systems in place at the time, and insurance companies still ruled the roost.
00:09:30.870 --> 00:09:40.349 Frank R. Harrison: But, the intention of MedCash was to provide everyone out there with healthcare payment solutions when their insurance did not work for them anymore.
00:09:40.520 --> 00:09:54.160 Frank R. Harrison: So, I guess you could say 9-11 did really reframe my thinking and my vision as to what I do in my career, personally and professionally, that really does what it can to help and advocate for others. So.
00:09:54.420 --> 00:09:57.370 Frank R. Harrison: As part of this episode of…
00:09:57.490 --> 00:10:02.440 Frank R. Harrison: disruption and reflection, I'm reflecting that the disruption of 9-11
00:10:02.870 --> 00:10:08.230 Frank R. Harrison: Did do a lot of changes to my work ethic and to my sense of importance.
00:10:08.410 --> 00:10:15.029 Frank R. Harrison: For other people's… Self-awareness of what resources they did have, if they were unaware of them.
00:10:15.040 --> 00:10:30.629 Frank R. Harrison: Or even, just in general, the right doctors to go to, the right hospital systems to concern themselves with, the right books to read, and of course, podcasts grew out of that social media movement in 2008, but more like in the early 2010s.
00:10:30.820 --> 00:10:36.679 Frank R. Harrison: As I then began to learn by joining Talk Radio NYC, In 2016.
00:10:36.780 --> 00:10:42.919 Frank R. Harrison: Where I was trying to advocate for epilepsy and removing the stigma behind it. Now,
00:10:43.050 --> 00:10:54.200 Frank R. Harrison: I'm not using this episode to reflect on my career trajectory here, but I am just pointing out how I do spend a lot of my time, especially while witnessing tremendous,
00:10:54.930 --> 00:10:57.950 Frank R. Harrison: traumatic Events like 9-11.
00:10:58.300 --> 00:11:05.429 Frank R. Harrison: To do a lot of self-reflection and redirect my thought process and my leadership focus
00:11:05.590 --> 00:11:08.270 Frank R. Harrison: on what I can do to help others.
00:11:08.440 --> 00:11:21.770 Frank R. Harrison: while at the same time doing what I can to create a successful operation that is going to be able to help others, but what other disruption occurs today
00:11:21.810 --> 00:11:29.620 Frank R. Harrison: Is chaos and misinformation, which actually tries to prevent my advocacy from going full force.
00:11:29.690 --> 00:11:33.640 Frank R. Harrison: At least I could say that here in New York State, in particular.
00:11:33.760 --> 00:11:38.119 Frank R. Harrison: I have not had as much pushback as I have experienced in other states.
00:11:38.220 --> 00:11:49.449 Frank R. Harrison: But, or even other cities, for that matter. But I can say that overall, the way that I want everyone to think of 9-11 is not just to remember the loved ones, if you've lost any.
00:11:49.500 --> 00:12:02.130 Frank R. Harrison: But just to remember, there are comorbid diseases that grew out of that very day. If you happen to know anyone, or if you yourself are a victim of such diseases, like I mentioned earlier.
00:12:02.290 --> 00:12:13.389 Frank R. Harrison: Do what you can to try to make your claim if you were in the area during 9-11, with the Victim's Compensation Fund, and at the same time, do what you can to find the right treatments.
00:12:13.710 --> 00:12:19.629 Frank R. Harrison: You know, I question about, like, for example, my father's experience with cancer.
00:12:19.900 --> 00:12:23.280 Frank R. Harrison: He was in the area around that time, but…
00:12:23.480 --> 00:12:29.270 Frank R. Harrison: I don't know if there's a direct link to that. I think that is something we're looking into.
00:12:29.700 --> 00:12:31.450 Frank R. Harrison: So, overall.
00:12:31.610 --> 00:12:44.229 Frank R. Harrison: To summarize, 9-11 is a period for all of us. All of us who went through it, all of us who lost loved ones from it, all of us that suffered comorbid mental or physical illnesses.
00:12:44.520 --> 00:12:52.010 Frank R. Harrison: Try to find out the right insurance or programs or government support programs you can get yourself involved in to find support.
00:12:52.290 --> 00:12:59.029 Frank R. Harrison: And then also… to pay tribute to those you've lost. I spent all morning on Facebook.
00:12:59.320 --> 00:13:06.690 Frank R. Harrison: Paying tribute by setting up reels and posts and other kinds of things, which you will all get to see in my first commercial break.
00:13:06.990 --> 00:13:14.199 Frank R. Harrison: Also, a little tidbit, I did start the week on a little bit of a high note. I was invited to be in the audience of The View.
00:13:14.320 --> 00:13:28.899 Frank R. Harrison: the season premiere, season 29, and believe it or not, what they talked about was other healthcare issues that are being misinformed, so I'm gonna dedicate this show to reflect, not necessarily on my appearance there.
00:13:29.060 --> 00:13:37.130 Frank R. Harrison: But more on the information that was shared there that I will also put in Frank AboutHealth terms throughout the hour.
00:13:37.890 --> 00:13:56.009 Frank R. Harrison: We are ready for our first break. So, please stay tuned right here as I am reflecting on 9-11 as a period of disruption and reflection, right here on talkradio.nyc and our Facebook channel, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Twitch. We'll be back in a few.
00:16:08.250 --> 00:16:10.079 Frank R. Harrison: Hey everybody, and welcome back.
00:16:10.470 --> 00:16:18.710 Frank R. Harrison: 9-11 is in the fall. It's in September. But the same thing that occurs in September is your annual physical.
00:16:18.840 --> 00:16:22.790 Frank R. Harrison: And whether or not you get the flu shot, whether or not you get the COVID shot.
00:16:22.970 --> 00:16:34.599 Frank R. Harrison: Whether or not you get yourself all prepared for the new first day at school, your first day at your new job, or even if you are promoting and launching your business, whatever might be going on.
00:16:34.960 --> 00:16:54.369 Frank R. Harrison: Of course, that also could be the first day after summer, when everybody's coming back from their vacations, or from other kinds of experiences that may have given them illnesses based on the food that they ate, or the places they had been, so the issue remains, everyone…
00:16:55.330 --> 00:17:06.630 Frank R. Harrison: commonly should be vaccinated. I'm not mandating vaccines, and I'm certainly not saying that if you don't do it, you're doing anything wrong. I'm just saying that vaccines, for me, is my Bible.
00:17:06.800 --> 00:17:21.510 Frank R. Harrison: Being an epileptic individual, I don't have any autoimmune compromised position with epilepsy. It's all about electrical discharge. However, during COVID, which I lived through, which we all lived through, those 5 months being locked in my apartment.
00:17:21.670 --> 00:17:29.619 Frank R. Harrison: With a… one parent recovering from cancer, and another parent experiencing vertigo and other kinds of issues that were going on.
00:17:30.090 --> 00:17:38.960 Frank R. Harrison: I was always worried about everyone doing what they can to get all the vaccines to prevent COVID when they were made available.
00:17:39.320 --> 00:17:51.499 Frank R. Harrison: Everyone remembers in 2021, when Operation Warp Speed was approved, and the mRNA vaccine, first admitted shot in New York was at Northwell Health, and it was…
00:17:52.960 --> 00:17:59.960 Frank R. Harrison: Moderna, I believe. And then, Mount Sinai Hospital System did the first Pfizer shot.
00:18:00.370 --> 00:18:10.179 Frank R. Harrison: There were other vaccines at that time, but the ones that survived it were Moderna and Pfizer because of a unique element known as mRNA.
00:18:10.420 --> 00:18:11.900 Frank R. Harrison: mRNA.
00:18:12.030 --> 00:18:16.360 Frank R. Harrison: is of big controversy right now in our country, and yet.
00:18:17.230 --> 00:18:23.939 Frank R. Harrison: Everyone was, like, trying to book multiple appointments to get as many shots as they could 5 years ago.
00:18:24.640 --> 00:18:29.659 Frank R. Harrison: It is incredible how it takes a pandemic for bring everyone back to Earth.
00:18:29.960 --> 00:18:35.199 Frank R. Harrison: To reflect on what's important for their life and their family's health and wellness.
00:18:35.410 --> 00:18:44.700 Frank R. Harrison: But when we are under normal circumstances, the misinformation and the distractions and the incorrect data seem to take over.
00:18:45.560 --> 00:18:50.759 Frank R. Harrison: Now, I have always, I guess by virtue of having Frank about health, or even
00:18:50.910 --> 00:18:56.960 Frank R. Harrison: by doing caregiving for my family, and having a close relationship at NYU Langone.
00:18:56.990 --> 00:19:11.529 Frank R. Harrison: I'm always looking at the data. I'm always looking at every illness. I'm always looking at every possible solution, whether it's alternative or medically-based, or surgical, or acupuncture-based. I mean, you name it. For me, healthcare is serious business.
00:19:11.730 --> 00:19:14.039 Frank R. Harrison: For my business, and for my health.
00:19:14.760 --> 00:19:18.939 Frank R. Harrison: But… when I see all this misinformation going on.
00:19:19.550 --> 00:19:38.580 Frank R. Harrison: I get confused. I actually… I think to myself, okay, well, this person is not informed, but at least I have my wealth of information and history to be able to know what's true and what's not. But I am amazed how many people are influenced at the misinformation.
00:19:38.920 --> 00:19:43.900 Frank R. Harrison: Now, I am most vehement about mRNA in the following way.
00:19:44.290 --> 00:19:54.760 Frank R. Harrison: mRNA is a unique vaccine because it is not the actual virus. It is not the COVID-19 virus, coronavirus disease.
00:19:55.160 --> 00:20:01.449 Frank R. Harrison: It is genetic code that was worked with Pfizer and BioNTech in Germany.
00:20:01.580 --> 00:20:04.370 Frank R. Harrison: that Moderna licensed out
00:20:04.740 --> 00:20:14.309 Frank R. Harrison: so that they can also issue the mRNA vaccine, and it created, over a period of a year, year and a half, especially after we had the Omicron variant.
00:20:14.860 --> 00:20:16.540 Frank R. Harrison: Some form of immunity.
00:20:16.690 --> 00:20:23.850 Frank R. Harrison: We were looking at 1.2 million people lost due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it was halted
00:20:23.940 --> 00:20:33.059 Frank R. Harrison: When the vaccines were slowly and eventually fully rolled out to everyone from your children, to your seniors, to people with comorbid illness.
00:20:33.070 --> 00:20:48.199 Frank R. Harrison: to people who were over 65 and healthy, but if you definitely had things like cancer and diabetes and any other kind of comorbid illnesses, like the flu, you needed your vaccine, you needed your booster.
00:20:48.650 --> 00:20:52.130 Frank R. Harrison: I'm proud to say I've been boosted 8 times.
00:20:52.260 --> 00:20:55.170 Frank R. Harrison: After taking the first shot in 2021.
00:20:55.290 --> 00:21:00.239 Frank R. Harrison: I had to at the same time, because I became a professional caregiver for my father, and for my cousin.
00:21:00.970 --> 00:21:04.829 Frank R. Harrison: The mRNA vaccine has now been restricted
00:21:05.620 --> 00:21:17.079 Frank R. Harrison: To the point where you need a prescription to go into CVS or Walgreens, which are the national chains issuing them. Yet, I can get my COVID shot. I mean, I can get my flu shot if I want it.
00:21:17.220 --> 00:21:26.629 Frank R. Harrison: But I want both, and in fact, I have my physical next Thursday, so I'm going to get my prescription, but yet, for all New Yorkers out there.
00:21:26.830 --> 00:21:32.760 Frank R. Harrison: I just have news, if you're aware, that on Friday, which was the,
00:21:33.520 --> 00:21:42.379 Frank R. Harrison: I think it was the 5th of September, at 2 p.m, our governor, Kathy Hochul, signed an executive order requiring
00:21:42.620 --> 00:21:47.180 Frank R. Harrison: all New Yorkers, New York State people, and New York City.
00:21:47.400 --> 00:21:57.109 Frank R. Harrison: If they want the vaccine, regardless of age, to go get it at those two pharmacies I mentioned without a prescription, without proof that you need it.
00:21:57.580 --> 00:22:08.829 Frank R. Harrison: All I can say is that New York was the epicenter of the pandemic back in 2020 and 2021. So, New York is responding, in my view, again, my opinion.
00:22:08.960 --> 00:22:10.349 Frank R. Harrison: In the right way.
00:22:10.790 --> 00:22:19.629 Frank R. Harrison: I am not trying to say that getting vaccines you must do or not. I mean, I'm not gonna push that on anyone.
00:22:19.800 --> 00:22:35.639 Frank R. Harrison: But I'm trying to make the awareness out there that mRNA, being genetic code, is revolutionary because it also was being researched for finding cures for cancer, HIV, AIDS, leukemia, diabetes.
00:22:36.040 --> 00:22:41.919 Frank R. Harrison: mRNA is just reprogramming your very immune system to resist
00:22:42.100 --> 00:22:44.580 Frank R. Harrison: What has historically been fatal illness.
00:22:45.430 --> 00:22:51.279 Frank R. Harrison: So… Something that is disruptive like that, but in a very positive way.
00:22:51.960 --> 00:23:04.130 Frank R. Harrison: stokes fear for some unexplainable reason. Me, I welcome the challenge, and I basically am advocating mRNA as not a form of artificial intelligence.
00:23:04.250 --> 00:23:13.239 Frank R. Harrison: but as a form of allowing individuals to be preserved from having to experience the COVID pandemic, or rather, the COVID disease.
00:23:13.860 --> 00:23:21.689 Frank R. Harrison: In the way that we all did in 2020 when there was no solution other than writing it out. And that was a very scary time.
00:23:22.130 --> 00:23:25.440 Frank R. Harrison: Another traumatic moment, other than 9-11.
00:23:26.410 --> 00:23:30.719 Frank R. Harrison: The reason why I'm also emphasizing mRNA is because
00:23:30.870 --> 00:23:39.940 Frank R. Harrison: Due to the big, beautiful bill, which was signed on July 4th, In 2026, mRNA is being cut.
00:23:40.050 --> 00:23:43.959 Frank R. Harrison: financially, and… In terms of distribution and research.
00:23:44.500 --> 00:23:49.020 Frank R. Harrison: I can't speak to that, because I'm not a medical doctor, or a medical student.
00:23:49.470 --> 00:23:57.260 Frank R. Harrison: But it's implied from the various guests I've had on my show, including Dr. Marshall Runji, that to lose mRNA
00:23:57.470 --> 00:24:07.179 Frank R. Harrison: is going to be a big loss that I'm not sure we would be able to recover from in the right amount of time needed, especially if, God forbid, another pandemic hits us.
00:24:07.970 --> 00:24:20.090 Frank R. Harrison: I want everyone out there who's interested in mRNA to do the research. Don't listen to the news. Don't listen to what our representatives are saying, whether they're for it or against it. Listen to your own mind.
00:24:20.330 --> 00:24:23.739 Frank R. Harrison: Do the research, understand what mRNA means.
00:24:23.890 --> 00:24:37.079 Frank R. Harrison: I can't actually remember it offhand, so I'm not gonna do that, but you can chat GPT it, Google it, you could research all you want, and you will get the information that is publicly accessible.
00:24:37.100 --> 00:24:46.949 Frank R. Harrison: And that would at least keep you informed. Also, I'm gonna do a plug for Marshall Runji's Great Healthcare Disruption book, which I featured on the show back in April and May.
00:24:47.220 --> 00:24:58.259 Frank R. Harrison: That book basically gives you more breakdowns on what mRNA is, as well as the other innovations that are coming out to really help us and our future generations.
00:24:58.430 --> 00:25:13.799 Frank R. Harrison: I wish people in general would look at healthcare as research into our lives and into our future, and not the threat of some scary thing that is definitely going to take you, and that we're all fighting to prevent that.
00:25:13.980 --> 00:25:17.679 Frank R. Harrison: That negative thinking is what gets us into pandemics.
00:25:18.010 --> 00:25:21.800 Frank R. Harrison: It's what created the terrorism on 9-11, 2001.
00:25:21.950 --> 00:25:26.200 Frank R. Harrison: And it also leaves a lot of people bewildered and confused.
00:25:26.450 --> 00:25:31.090 Frank R. Harrison: And for me, I'm very passionate about this, because when I had the chance.
00:25:31.190 --> 00:25:49.260 Frank R. Harrison: to sit in the View audience, I was watching, it was Season 29, Episode 1, look for it on Hulu if you want to see it. But everyone was complaining, from Whoopi Goldberg, Sonny Hostin, Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Anna Navarro, and Sarah Haines.
00:25:49.610 --> 00:25:56.810 Frank R. Harrison: That children were being affected, seniors were being affected, and at least it was being notified
00:25:56.930 --> 00:26:14.609 Frank R. Harrison: that the individual states that are aware of the efficacy of mRNA are fighting for it, and thankfully, we have states' rights that allow us to overturn whatever is being federally mandated or pushed upon us through misinformation.
00:26:14.670 --> 00:26:32.499 Frank R. Harrison: And again, I give it out to Kathy Hochul again, because she's doing exactly what I was gonna do anyway, which is schedule the mRNA vaccine for myself, my father, my mother, other people that I know that are around all the continued caregiving that we're doing.
00:26:32.500 --> 00:26:38.950 Frank R. Harrison: And we're just gonna be as immune and protected as possible, because I do believe, even from experience.
00:26:39.230 --> 00:26:49.790 Frank R. Harrison: mRNA works. And not only that, it does create a boost to your immune system. We're probably not getting other diseases that we just don't even know about.
00:26:50.050 --> 00:27:01.720 Frank R. Harrison: Because it has that efficacy, not just for COVID, but for any other kinds of untested or uninfected illness that we have not yet gone through.
00:27:02.720 --> 00:27:10.170 Frank R. Harrison: Alright, I think that was my little mantra for this section. So, the first section of the show was about the disruption of 9-11,
00:27:10.280 --> 00:27:18.800 Frank R. Harrison: And the second one is about the misinformation, which is disrupting for a life-saving vaccine known as mRNA.
00:27:19.350 --> 00:27:22.780 Frank R. Harrison: Alright, everybody, I think it's time for my second break.
00:27:23.070 --> 00:27:27.669 Frank R. Harrison: I am going to… I haven't seen the alert yet, so I'm gonna just get a head start.
00:27:27.800 --> 00:27:30.999 Frank R. Harrison: Oh, yep, I just got the queue, I still got time.
00:27:31.200 --> 00:27:38.490 Frank R. Harrison: If I can give you some more mRNA information for your thought process… I will say.
00:27:39.090 --> 00:27:43.390 Frank R. Harrison: I hope that the insights that I've shared
00:27:43.530 --> 00:27:46.440 Frank R. Harrison: About how disruption can create opportunities.
00:27:47.110 --> 00:27:51.780 Frank R. Harrison: Is gonna give you a sense of progress, awareness, and healing.
00:27:51.950 --> 00:27:55.909 Frank R. Harrison: Alright, please stay tuned right here on talkradio.nyc.
00:27:56.020 --> 00:28:07.989 Frank R. Harrison: As I do a little less reflecting and a more discussion on disruption, right here on talkradio.nyc and on all of our socials. We'll be back in a few.
00:30:12.130 --> 00:30:28.960 Frank R. Harrison: Hey everybody, that was me in the audience applauding as Whoopi Goldberg was welcoming us all back to Season 29. I'm sorry, I did some shameless self-promotion, but I'm at least exemplifying how I actually came up with today's episode, all based on my appearance on that show.
00:30:29.220 --> 00:30:34.070 Frank R. Harrison: So, what we talked about, which I cannot show for…
00:30:34.170 --> 00:30:38.569 Frank R. Harrison: disclaimer reasons and whatever, was the women's reaction.
00:30:39.000 --> 00:30:43.020 Frank R. Harrison: to what mRNA disruption is going on. But…
00:30:43.150 --> 00:31:00.829 Frank R. Harrison: I do have my own solution, which is an episode of Frank About Health, taken back in April or May, with Dr. Marshall Runji, when we talk about mRNA vaccines, and of course, there is the QR code there for his book, so if you want to buy it, feel free to use it. I'm now going to
00:31:00.880 --> 00:31:05.330 Frank R. Harrison: Switch this so that we can all see the segment that was important to learn from.
00:31:25.400 --> 00:31:28.150 Frank R. Harrison: I… I think, you know, the goal of…
00:31:29.270 --> 00:31:34.900 Audio shared by Frank R. Harrison: A book that is approachable, and to…
00:31:35.050 --> 00:31:46.399 Audio shared by Frank R. Harrison: people who are interested in healthcare. You don't have to be a healthcare expert to benefit. And this is, as Frank said to start with, the idea is to stimulate conversation around health.
00:31:46.530 --> 00:31:52.620 Audio shared by Frank R. Harrison: in all of our communities across the United States, and I hope it's successful doing that, so that we can be healthier.
00:31:52.830 --> 00:32:05.049 Audio shared by Frank R. Harrison: Exactly. And speaking about being healthier, you were talking there about vaccines, and I was talking with you about how I saw it as a disruptor, meaning something positive for finding cures for long…
00:32:05.050 --> 00:32:15.560 Audio shared by Frank R. Harrison: long-considered fatal illnesses, especially the epidemic we went through in the 80s, David, the HIV-AIDS pandemic. What do you have to say, Marshall, about…
00:32:15.740 --> 00:32:33.080 Audio shared by Frank R. Harrison: how mRNA may continue to thrive, which I'm hoping, considering all of the legislation that's being passed. Oh, I think mRNA in terms of development, rapid development of vaccines, excuse me, is a real game changer, and
00:32:33.510 --> 00:32:39.780 Audio shared by Frank R. Harrison: for some… illnesses that have been particularly resistant, like HIV.
00:32:40.480 --> 00:32:45.319 Audio shared by Frank R. Harrison: The development of a vaccine, vaccines are inexpensive, and
00:32:45.700 --> 00:32:49.119 Audio shared by Frank R. Harrison: Are a great way to improve public health.
00:32:49.200 --> 00:33:08.809 Audio shared by Frank R. Harrison: Not just in the United States, globally. So, when you think about HIV, that has been a real difficult problem for scientists who are experts in that area. Yet, as I understand it, and I'm not an expert in that area, but I think HIV vaccination is much closer than it ever was before, and is being studied.
00:33:09.080 --> 00:33:11.010 Audio shared by Frank R. Harrison: Interesting. And then…
00:33:23.990 --> 00:33:25.779 Frank R. Harrison: What, what can you say about that?
00:33:26.140 --> 00:33:27.289 Frank R. Harrison: Yeah, I, I think…
00:33:28.680 --> 00:33:41.380 Frank R. Harrison: If you want more information about that, about mRNA for all the cancer, I leave that to you guys, getting the book and hearing his opinions on that, or watching that episode of Frank About Health.
00:33:41.420 --> 00:33:48.869 Frank R. Harrison: It was all about CRISPR and vaccines and genetic technology to finding cures for a long-considered fatal illness.
00:33:49.330 --> 00:33:52.780 Frank R. Harrison: Well, either way, I'm just pointing out that
00:33:52.960 --> 00:33:57.850 Frank R. Harrison: We are living in a society that is continually being disrupted. That's my view.
00:33:58.050 --> 00:34:03.380 Frank R. Harrison: I don't know if you feel the same way, but when it comes to your healthcare, that's not something we can play with.
00:34:03.670 --> 00:34:22.009 Frank R. Harrison: I mean, it depends on how you view your quality of life. Now, I, having been surrounded by tremendous caregiving since the pandemic, and not to mention my own personal traumas and witnessing what I had to do with my cousin in February, which was to put her in a nursing home with Alzheimer's disease.
00:34:22.290 --> 00:34:24.429 Frank R. Harrison: That has done a lot of…
00:34:24.780 --> 00:34:38.950 Frank R. Harrison: exhaustive, and a lot of, energy and brain power that I still wonder how I'm continuing to advocate at any level that I have already intended. But…
00:34:39.219 --> 00:34:47.989 Frank R. Harrison: it's not that I'm concerned about my own reaction, I'm concerned about how, with the experiences that we've had with both 9-11 and COVID,
00:34:48.170 --> 00:34:54.740 Frank R. Harrison: How do individuals get Placed into the belief system that is forced upon us
00:34:55.170 --> 00:35:06.839 Frank R. Harrison: After having experienced those… those big turning points. So, I'm amazed at it. I'll never understand it. I guess it's dependent on everyone's individual choice, or individual views.
00:35:06.970 --> 00:35:12.749 Frank R. Harrison: But I'm just hoping that if you're really looking for some closure and solutions and clarity.
00:35:12.900 --> 00:35:30.509 Frank R. Harrison: that you go to the resources that I'm providing and that are already out there, you just have to be able to make sure where you find it. And don't… if you hear anything that doesn't feel right, definitely use your intuition. If it doesn't feel right, double check it, triple check it, quadruple check it.
00:35:31.100 --> 00:35:46.720 Frank R. Harrison: Because, again, we are talking about many different levels of healthcare. We're talking about avoiding or surviving pandemics, that's point one. We're also talking about how we are living in one of the greatest countries on Earth.
00:35:47.030 --> 00:35:50.159 Frank R. Harrison: That seems to be reversing course.
00:35:50.260 --> 00:35:54.820 Frank R. Harrison: And when you see that, you can either run from it.
00:35:55.080 --> 00:36:05.379 Frank R. Harrison: Or you can either deal with it. And when you deal with it, you have to look from within, and you have to, at the same time, take your mental triggers into consideration, because we've all been through trauma.
00:36:05.870 --> 00:36:18.490 Frank R. Harrison: And try to be able to reflect on how do you use the confusion as your resource to create the solution, especially if you're not in a position with resources available to you.
00:36:19.100 --> 00:36:28.780 Frank R. Harrison: Constant research, constant communication with others, and at the same time, using the right medical system and right doctors that really benefit you and your family.
00:36:29.690 --> 00:36:32.920 Frank R. Harrison: Overall, I have found that
00:36:33.430 --> 00:36:39.220 Frank R. Harrison: The experience in speaking with Dr. Marshall Runji has definitely influenced me to take this podcast
00:36:39.440 --> 00:36:43.390 Frank R. Harrison: On a much higher level, especially during the last 3 months of this year.
00:36:43.640 --> 00:36:56.120 Frank R. Harrison: I will continue to have my guests talk about different healthcare stories that are affecting them, books that they've put out, but you remember, last week, I had Otho Eskin, a non-healthcare individual.
00:36:56.230 --> 00:37:01.660 Frank R. Harrison: Talk about how he is living in his early 90s and writing books and plays.
00:37:01.940 --> 00:37:21.860 Frank R. Harrison: As if he's in his 60s, or even younger, who knows? He keeps himself engaged, he listens to his inner voice, he… he also did have experience in working in Washington and in the Foreign Service, so maybe it just framed his thinking style to be very self-advocacy, or self-advocacy oriented.
00:37:22.220 --> 00:37:30.260 Frank R. Harrison: People like him impressed me, as did Marshall Runji, as did Deepak Sani, as did,
00:37:30.590 --> 00:37:37.130 Frank R. Harrison: John Beyer, you know, surviving alcoholism, alcoholism, and…
00:37:37.500 --> 00:37:43.920 Frank R. Harrison: Continued to be in recovery while building a thriving, successful business, and then starting a recording career.
00:37:44.120 --> 00:37:46.970 Frank R. Harrison: That is essentially my view.
00:37:47.220 --> 00:37:50.100 Frank R. Harrison: Not to quote the show, but in my view.
00:37:50.210 --> 00:37:53.680 Frank R. Harrison: It basically means that when faced with disruption.
00:37:54.000 --> 00:37:57.010 Frank R. Harrison: Find out within you will help you survive it.
00:37:57.170 --> 00:38:00.230 Frank R. Harrison: And stand out, and advocate for others when you can.
00:38:00.630 --> 00:38:12.049 Frank R. Harrison: I think that's why we're all meant to deal with events like 9-11, and to reflect on them, or even when dealing with other kinds of unexpected chaos or crises.
00:38:12.450 --> 00:38:17.570 Frank R. Harrison: What was the word I heard this morning? It was look to your inner voice, your inner angels.
00:38:17.680 --> 00:38:34.280 Frank R. Harrison: But, you know, more importantly, just continue to seek from within first, before you waste your energy, or even start to help others when you don't have the right information. It all begins with you. It starts with you, and then
00:38:34.650 --> 00:38:43.350 Frank R. Harrison: Hopefully everyone else benefits from the legacy that you create, whether you're a caregiver, or you have a podcast, or you're just doing what you can.
00:38:43.560 --> 00:38:49.239 Frank R. Harrison: To make people live through the constant chaos and disruption that goes through.
00:38:49.680 --> 00:39:08.760 Frank R. Harrison: During the next commercial break, I will show my YouTube playlist of the various shows that I've done, especially the most recent ones, because in each of them, I noticed the trend is that I decided to have voices on Frank About Health that were people that were taking disruption and making it work for them.
00:39:08.990 --> 00:39:25.090 Frank R. Harrison: And this is what I'm hoping the listeners and viewers of this show will take from when I present them to you, not just to read their books, but at the same time, to learn that part of yourself that you can start using more effectively as we go through continued chaos and disruption.
00:39:25.340 --> 00:39:37.749 Frank R. Harrison: I would have to say that this year, especially after Aretha Gray had passed, I have done more reflecting and more inner focus and inner work
00:39:38.110 --> 00:39:43.279 Frank R. Harrison: Because at the end of the day, the only voice that really understands what I'm trying to say is me.
00:39:43.630 --> 00:39:49.719 Frank R. Harrison: So I'm hoping that Frank About Health going forward is going to be a reflection of tapping into your inner voice.
00:39:50.230 --> 00:39:54.330 Frank R. Harrison: Let's see what else I can tell you about…
00:39:56.590 --> 00:40:08.510 Frank R. Harrison: Yes, I had mentioned Dr. Marshall Runji, obviously, and Deepak Sani, who wanted to be a centenarian. His whole episode on longevity, you know, through his work up in Canada.
00:40:08.660 --> 00:40:17.389 Frank R. Harrison: He was referred to me by Linda Marzanico on our sister program, The A Train to Sedona. And, she definitely…
00:40:17.550 --> 00:40:22.289 Frank R. Harrison: Is on the road to love and compassion, as her book and her podcast advocates.
00:40:22.660 --> 00:40:28.200 Frank R. Harrison: But I think she and I are speaking the same language. It's not just love and compassion. It is part of it.
00:40:28.320 --> 00:40:31.839 Frank R. Harrison: But It's all looking from within.
00:40:32.010 --> 00:40:34.270 Frank R. Harrison: Because when you are aware of yourself.
00:40:34.380 --> 00:40:41.580 Frank R. Harrison: Your intuition, your education, your experience, your triggers, your traumas, your memories.
00:40:42.040 --> 00:40:49.089 Frank R. Harrison: you're able to turn them into lessons for others. That is what brings back the unity that we all had.
00:40:49.270 --> 00:40:50.640 Frank R. Harrison: After 9-11.
00:40:50.970 --> 00:40:57.569 Frank R. Harrison: You know, and with all the dividing that's going on, I hear it's gonna get worse.
00:40:57.760 --> 00:41:01.130 Frank R. Harrison: So now's the time to build your inner communities.
00:41:01.770 --> 00:41:06.900 Frank R. Harrison: And make them grow towards the next… Years out there.
00:41:07.010 --> 00:41:14.650 Frank R. Harrison: When you still have to live through life, as other people may or may not survive all the chaos and confusion.
00:41:16.010 --> 00:41:21.400 Frank R. Harrison: So, inspiration is key when dealing with disruption. You use your reflection for it.
00:41:21.560 --> 00:41:24.630 Frank R. Harrison: As I said earlier, it brings you more self-awareness.
00:41:24.800 --> 00:41:40.730 Frank R. Harrison: And then, hopefully, healing. Because usually, healings happen not just because of the medication, and the doctors, and the vaccines, but they definitely happen, and even at an exponential rate, when you have more increased self-awareness.
00:41:41.230 --> 00:41:43.940 Frank R. Harrison: If you remember, I had Anshar Seraphim.
00:41:44.060 --> 00:41:57.009 Frank R. Harrison: On the show a couple weeks ago. And an individual like him, who has lived his whole life being nonverbal to the age of 11, and then having to learn through different,
00:41:58.050 --> 00:42:04.540 Frank R. Harrison: Methods, different technologies, different strategies in order to connect to human beings.
00:42:05.790 --> 00:42:10.550 Frank R. Harrison: You would never know, based on the way that he acts and presents himself.
00:42:10.670 --> 00:42:20.139 Frank R. Harrison: To be that he is an individual with sensory disorder, or, at the same time, having been nonverbal for a long period of time before now.
00:42:20.180 --> 00:42:30.840 Frank R. Harrison: being as best as he can for others, especially in the neurodivergent community, and for others that just want to gain more self-awareness. And I could say, yes.
00:42:30.930 --> 00:42:37.009 Frank R. Harrison: speaking with him, as I have, right here with talkradio.nyc, among other types of conversations.
00:42:37.650 --> 00:42:43.190 Frank R. Harrison: I've become more aware of what it is I need to do going forward to make sure that this show
00:42:43.400 --> 00:42:46.340 Frank R. Harrison: Gives even a better message out there.
00:42:46.560 --> 00:42:49.039 Frank R. Harrison: Throughout the rest of this year and beyond.
00:42:49.340 --> 00:42:59.759 Frank R. Harrison: Alright, we're ready for our final break, so that being said, please stay tuned right here on talkradio.nyc and on our social media, and we'll be back in a few.
00:44:45.190 --> 00:44:46.949 Frank R. Harrison: Hey everybody, and welcome back!
00:44:47.290 --> 00:44:52.940 Frank R. Harrison: So, that has been my week of reflection, including, of course, today, 9-11.
00:44:53.170 --> 00:45:01.869 Frank R. Harrison: I did give an overview in the beginning of the show as to what my life was like between 2001 and up until about 2008, 2012.
00:45:02.090 --> 00:45:08.850 Frank R. Harrison: And then, of course, I did come to talkradio.nyc in 2016, just to focus on epilepsy.
00:45:09.000 --> 00:45:14.229 Frank R. Harrison: But I guess, if anything, I was given that condition genetically, which is what my doctors have told me.
00:45:14.540 --> 00:45:21.440 Frank R. Harrison: I guess to plant the seed of becoming as best of a healthcare advocate that I can be, both personally and professionally.
00:45:21.850 --> 00:45:26.730 Frank R. Harrison: I'm proud to say that, over the last 150
00:45:27.110 --> 00:45:29.459 Frank R. Harrison: What did I say, 154 episodes?
00:45:29.620 --> 00:45:39.739 Frank R. Harrison: I have literally seen a lot of growth in the type of programming that I've put out there. At the same time, I've also seen the direction
00:45:39.840 --> 00:45:55.820 Frank R. Harrison: That the show needs to go into in order to reach even more mass audiences, whether it's at the medical schools, or whether it's at the hospital systems, or even in the educational institutions, for people who want to even explore healthcare.
00:45:56.200 --> 00:46:03.749 Frank R. Harrison: Having the most recent guests that I've featured during this show, as well as who I will be featuring in the coming weeks.
00:46:03.950 --> 00:46:09.899 Frank R. Harrison: Are the types of people that will be able to provide you, the viewer and listener.
00:46:10.320 --> 00:46:13.680 Frank R. Harrison: additional resources than any of that I may have mentioned today.
00:46:13.900 --> 00:46:32.499 Frank R. Harrison: Everyone knows Phyllis Quinlan has been a big advocate of mine. She was co-host for over 40 episodes, and has come back for special shows, like what we did with the Frank About Health 150th episode Tribute, as well as be here for Marshall Rungee, and also talk about the big, beautiful Bill.
00:46:32.950 --> 00:46:42.029 Frank R. Harrison: Now, I am one of those people that read it. No, I did not read all 1,000 pages, word by word, but I read the chunks that affected healthcare.
00:46:42.310 --> 00:46:45.000 Frank R. Harrison: And it does not look… At all.
00:46:45.300 --> 00:46:48.730 Frank R. Harrison: hopeful, or… Happy.
00:46:48.910 --> 00:46:50.340 Frank R. Harrison: I'm just glad.
00:46:50.540 --> 00:46:52.980 Frank R. Harrison: that, at least within New York State.
00:46:53.240 --> 00:46:57.040 Frank R. Harrison: There are protections still put in place, at least for another 5 to 10 years.
00:46:57.150 --> 00:47:00.709 Frank R. Harrison: So… I have already seen some of the impacts, though.
00:47:02.840 --> 00:47:15.780 Frank R. Harrison: My friend Jose Dennis, who's been on this show, and on Siobhan Larissa's show, the expansion room, who shows nutritious cooking, has already experienced the doubling of his healthcare premium, and it's a group plan.
00:47:16.270 --> 00:47:18.520 Frank R. Harrison: My nutrition benefit.
00:47:18.750 --> 00:47:25.469 Frank R. Harrison: which I need to prevent prediabetes, or even to lose weight where possible.
00:47:25.570 --> 00:47:32.739 Frank R. Harrison: is no longer covered by my insurance. Better yet, because I have Aetna Medicare, the Medicare portion is not covering it.
00:47:33.130 --> 00:47:38.989 Frank R. Harrison: Simultaneously, my medications, which I used to get from Mark's Marine Pharmacy in Canada.
00:47:39.310 --> 00:47:46.139 Frank R. Harrison: now are exposed to the tariffs and everything else, that it's cheaper to get the generic here in New York with my insurance.
00:47:46.670 --> 00:47:57.619 Frank R. Harrison: And then, of course, there are other issues where if I once had to go through a pre-approval process, now I have to also show the need for the care.
00:47:57.870 --> 00:48:09.679 Frank R. Harrison: Now, I have an ongoing knee injury, where I was told that I would have to possibly get surgery in a couple years. Now, I've been through arthroscopy, but not knee replacement surgery.
00:48:09.890 --> 00:48:18.179 Frank R. Harrison: The issue is, is that I need to find the alternative solutions to avoid something that might actually not be funded or covered.
00:48:18.420 --> 00:48:35.669 Frank R. Harrison: I'm not about to go and look into my retirement funds to pay for knee surgery, so I'm doing my physical therapy, and I'm looking at alternative treatments, and I'm looking at, nutrition, and vitamins, and Tylenol to help me in dealing with the challenges that I face every day.
00:48:36.000 --> 00:48:36.910 Frank R. Harrison: Now…
00:48:37.080 --> 00:48:45.619 Frank R. Harrison: I am so used to dealing with so many different health-related challenges, whether they are the mental health variety or physical, that for me, it's just another project.
00:48:45.790 --> 00:48:51.669 Frank R. Harrison: But, I will do my best, whenever faced with those challenges, to communicate them right here on Frank About Health.
00:48:52.140 --> 00:49:01.460 Frank R. Harrison: Next week, I have another special guest that has never been on the show before. I've had a chance to meet her already. She's a referral from Sam Leibowitz. Her name is Vicki Meisel.
00:49:01.750 --> 00:49:15.620 Frank R. Harrison: She has a new memory program that helps you train your brain to help you find your inner focus, your inner goals, your inner dreams, and also to bring back your memory, especially if you think you might have some dementia-related illness.
00:49:15.930 --> 00:49:28.429 Frank R. Harrison: Now, I'm actually going to do that live and in person. I haven't figured out the venue yet, but after meeting with her and seeing her creativity… and thank you, Sam, by the way, she is a lively individual.
00:49:28.670 --> 00:49:33.889 Frank R. Harrison: I just thought, she needs to be on this show to help inspire all of you out there.
00:49:34.020 --> 00:49:45.939 Frank R. Harrison: to get not only the needed information that I'm trying to advocate for, but also other insights that she has, and other professionals that she can refer the listeners and viewers out to, to consult.
00:49:46.100 --> 00:49:52.600 Frank R. Harrison: You also remember I had, the bee venom therapist here a while back, another referral from Sam.
00:49:55.270 --> 00:50:03.550 Frank R. Harrison: I know he's based in Utah, I believe, but he managed to use bee venom to deal with Lyme disease
00:50:03.750 --> 00:50:10.720 Frank R. Harrison: And I might be contacting him soon to deal with my knee, because I think he said he could also treat that.
00:50:10.900 --> 00:50:19.140 Frank R. Harrison: But, you see what I'm trying to say? I'm looking at the guests that I've had on the show who are disruptors, change makers, influencers.
00:50:19.710 --> 00:50:25.029 Frank R. Harrison: Try to look at the alternative treatment methodologies that are more cost-effective, least side effects.
00:50:25.230 --> 00:50:30.809 Frank R. Harrison: But at the same time, Can only provide knowledge through their own experience.
00:50:30.960 --> 00:50:34.340 Frank R. Harrison: And that's essentially what I've been doing right here on Frank About Health.
00:50:35.210 --> 00:50:47.250 Frank R. Harrison: Overall, I hope you have a chance to look at my YouTube page and my website, frankrharrison.com, so that you can take a look at the myriad of shows, especially over the last 6 months, because
00:50:47.560 --> 00:50:52.520 Frank R. Harrison: I have been spending a lot of time covering disruption and advocacy.
00:50:53.290 --> 00:51:03.509 Frank R. Harrison: 9-11 is a special day for many, many people, but there was no way that I was gonna let this week go by without doing a show. Just because I didn't have a guest? No.
00:51:03.590 --> 00:51:13.650 Frank R. Harrison: It was going to be making a tribute to that day 24 years ago, but at the same time, using it as a platform for all of us to know what our inner strengths are.
00:51:14.240 --> 00:51:28.339 Frank R. Harrison: I'm trying to mirror a little bit about what Sam talks about on the Conscious Consultant Hour. Everyday awakenings, right? Just whatever you have experienced in the past that gets reflected, like, on today's 24th anniversary.
00:51:28.490 --> 00:51:32.889 Frank R. Harrison: Whatever awakening or awareness you tap into, use it as best as you can.
00:51:33.670 --> 00:51:39.710 Frank R. Harrison: I would also like to say, that mRNA vaccines And healthcare policy.
00:51:39.890 --> 00:51:41.350 Frank R. Harrison: Continue to shift.
00:51:41.600 --> 00:51:43.909 Frank R. Harrison: There's a lot of conflation going on.
00:51:44.040 --> 00:51:48.430 Frank R. Harrison: And a lot of disruptive voices, Trying to confuse people.
00:51:48.590 --> 00:51:52.390 Frank R. Harrison: I would say, please, if you want to get direct information.
00:51:52.520 --> 00:52:00.859 Frank R. Harrison: Look on either my show, The Expansion Room, A Train to Sedona, The Conscious Consultant Hour, The Hard Skills…
00:52:01.040 --> 00:52:05.279 Frank R. Harrison: Serving up success with a splash.
00:52:05.540 --> 00:52:07.970 Frank R. Harrison: Making seamless sales.
00:52:08.110 --> 00:52:13.570 Frank R. Harrison: I'm trying to get them all in there. At the same time, philanthropy and focus.
00:52:13.830 --> 00:52:25.929 Frank R. Harrison: They're all on talkradio.nyc, and we are all doing what we can to provide advocacy, education, awareness, and, in my case, healthcare advice and support.
00:52:26.840 --> 00:52:29.470 Frank R. Harrison: I, have found that,
00:52:29.680 --> 00:52:47.779 Frank R. Harrison: doing this show today was gonna be nerve-wracking because I was worried about giving too much information. Like I said earlier, I couldn't show you the footage on the view without possibly getting, some kind of warning notices about, showing information that is copywritten or whatever.
00:52:47.800 --> 00:52:51.119 Frank R. Harrison: But the messages were so alive.
00:52:51.160 --> 00:53:00.429 Frank R. Harrison: That day, when I was sitting there in the audience, I literally thought I was just watching my own show. I mean, I did… I forgot we were live on tape on ABC.
00:53:00.540 --> 00:53:09.360 Frank R. Harrison: And the passion out of Whoopi's voice and Sonny Hostin, and Anna Navarro in particular, all about the misinformation on something like mRNA,
00:53:09.510 --> 00:53:13.020 Frank R. Harrison: It resonated with me, so… So viscerally.
00:53:13.530 --> 00:53:18.549 Frank R. Harrison: I wrote this episode in my… in the back of my mind that… that, morning.
00:53:19.610 --> 00:53:20.500 Frank R. Harrison: Wow.
00:53:21.230 --> 00:53:23.649 Frank R. Harrison: I think I still got time, right, Jesse?
00:53:24.150 --> 00:53:43.270 Frank R. Harrison: trying to do what I can to fill it up with information and resources for people. Thank you, 5 minutes. Okay, so let me give you some promo plugs. This weekend, I have been fortunate enough to be invited by Lacey Kupani, who is a fashion designer running her own fashion weekend.
00:53:43.530 --> 00:53:49.330 Frank R. Harrison: And myself, Jose Dennis, And 3 other people, one from Brooklyn Tech.
00:53:49.490 --> 00:54:02.870 Frank R. Harrison: One person, Vicki, Vicki Meisel, as well as, the found… well, one of the co-creators of the name Medcash, her name is Nakia Kelly, will be in the VIP section at the runway.
00:54:03.010 --> 00:54:05.519 Frank R. Harrison: Watching Fashion Week with her designs.
00:54:05.690 --> 00:54:23.210 Frank R. Harrison: And at the same time, it'll be the launch of my new company, Healthy Media, where in it will be the place where you can go and view the documentary that I had created with the help of Emily Shulman and
00:54:23.340 --> 00:54:34.909 Frank R. Harrison: Jessica Serwin, as well as all the other people that have been on Frank About Health, especially you, Sam. And, while it was going to be something with Hilton Hotels…
00:54:35.190 --> 00:54:40.520 Frank R. Harrison: Right now, it's gonna be something for the community at large. The YouTube link is available.
00:54:40.660 --> 00:54:46.769 Frank R. Harrison: But I think I will actively promote it to everyone, starting with Vicki's show next week.
00:54:47.080 --> 00:54:48.610 Frank R. Harrison: And,
00:54:48.800 --> 00:54:57.059 Frank R. Harrison: that's gonna be… that's gonna be a real thrill. I am working hard and extensively on getting Marshall Rungi to come back.
00:54:57.220 --> 00:55:05.030 Frank R. Harrison: I also want to get Anshar Serafim back. I also want to get Deepak Sani back, John Beyer back.
00:55:05.120 --> 00:55:17.349 Frank R. Harrison: As well as, all the other individuals that have had something very inspirational to say. I will tell you honestly, the last 3 months of this year, which is pretty much my next season of shows.
00:55:17.500 --> 00:55:20.180 Frank R. Harrison: Are gonna be a lot of comeback episodes.
00:55:20.350 --> 00:55:23.520 Frank R. Harrison: To see where we are now compared to when they first appeared.
00:55:23.700 --> 00:55:29.170 Frank R. Harrison: But, I guess as the time progresses, I will know more, and then you will all know as well.
00:55:29.770 --> 00:55:35.199 Frank R. Harrison: Alright, I think I'm gonna end the show a little earlier. I think I have, about 2 minutes to ending.
00:55:35.410 --> 00:55:47.620 Frank R. Harrison: So, please stay tuned, for the next two shows right here on talkradio.nyc, Serving Up Success with a Splash, and, Making Seamless Sales at 7 o'clock.
00:55:47.870 --> 00:55:54.360 Frank R. Harrison: And then I will be back next week with, a special show with Vicki Meisel on Frank About Health.
00:55:54.510 --> 00:56:09.510 Frank R. Harrison: at a venue of some sort. I don't know if it's a restaurant, or a Starbucks, or… or even a library. Kidding, it'll be somewhere else. But, I hope you join me then, and I will see you all next week. Thanks again, Jesse, behind the scenes.
00:56:09.660 --> 00:56:10.370 Frank R. Harrison: Bye.
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