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Daily Archives: December 26, 2016

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10 Signs You Have a Chronic Illness and Are Single AF
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10 Signs You Have a Chronic Illness and Are Single AF

  • Post author:Farrah Fontaine
  • Post published:December 26, 2016
  • Post category:Behçet's/Rare Disease

Do you ever have those moments where you're doing something that seems very routine, but then you realize with sudden clarity how much of it is affected by your chronic…

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POTS: Please Explain in Words I Understand!
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POTS: Please Explain in Words I Understand!

  • Post author:EmpatheticBadass
  • Post published:December 26, 2016
  • Post category:Dysautonomia/POTS/Rare Disease

What makes a complex subject like postural orthostatic, tachycardia syndrome (POTS) easy to understand? For me, good intentions are a large part of the equation. That’s one reason I had high…

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What You Need to Know About Epidermolysis Bullosa
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What You Need to Know About Epidermolysis Bullosa

  • Post author:Erica Zahn
  • Post published:December 26, 2016
  • Post category:Epidermolysis Bullosa/Rare Disease

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a disorder characterized by blistering of the skin. It also affects all the body's mucous membranes, so while the blisters may be visible, the person's lips, tongue, mouth,…

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Requiem for Me, A Poem

Requiem for Me, A Poem

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:December 26, 2016
  • Post category:Dysautonomia/POTS/Rare Disease

She stands there with opened eyes Forgotten memories, stolen by time At first she speaks softly, Her words never heard. Then she yells FIRMLY Still not one head turned. She…

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Bringing the Gift of Christmas Hope to CRPS Patients
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Bringing the Gift of Christmas Hope to CRPS Patients

  • Post author:Ronald Ledsen
  • Post published:December 26, 2016
  • Post category:Complex Regional Pain Syndrome/Rare Disease/Timely

For anyone living with severe chronic pain from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), the best possible gift they could receive—short of a cure—would be a good treatment. To date, however,…

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Celebrities Get Gehind Drive for CF Drug Orkambi

Celebrities Get Gehind Drive for CF Drug Orkambi

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:December 26, 2016
  • Post category:Cystic Fibrosis

Press release: 23rd December 2016 Dozens of celebrities have thrown their weight behind a campaign for the cystic fibrosis community in both Ireland and UK to gain access to a new, ground-breaking…

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Ella está decidida a hacer que las voces de los pacientes sean escuchadas

Ella está decidida a hacer que las voces de los pacientes sean escuchadas

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:December 26, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Conozcamos a la colaboradora de PatientWorthy mas reciente! Nikole es una mamá con experiencia profesional en la educación y una increíble visión de las realidades que muchos pacientes con enfermedades…

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