Editor's Note: We're honored to share part 4 of 10 of an ongoing blog series, originally written by Elena Genik. When You Go to a Specialist Expecting Help There is…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is honored to share this patient story, provided to us by our friends at Heal Canada, and originally written for the National Post. James, 73, is…
Editor’s Note: Patient Worthy is honored to share part 3 in an ongoing 10-part series, written and shared with us by Elena Genik. When My Eyes Began Changing My TED…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is honored to share part 2 in an ongoing 10-part series, written and shared with us by Elena Genik. Before the Diagnosis For years, I felt…
Osteosarcoma is a diagnosis no family should ever have to face. It is the most common primary bone cancer in children and adolescents, yet treatment options have hardly changed in…
Twenty years is a long time to believe a cancer chapter has closed. For two decades after my radical prostatectomy, I lived with the quiet confidence of someone who had…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is honored to share part 1 in an ongoing 10-part series, written and shared with us by Elena Genik. When Everything Felt “Off” Looking back, I…
To the patient, the parent, the caregiver, and the person in the "limbo" of waiting: I am one of you. My name is Aaron Jackson, and this is my story.…
In the whirlwind of early motherhood, days blur together in a haze of feedings, diaper changes, and sleepless nights. You’re learning your baby’s every sound, every expression, and trying to…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is proud to share this story from the Courageous Parents Network, originally written by Kelsey Stanczyk. When I first became a nurse, I worked in an…
I’ve learned something brutal over the last few weeks: Most people cannot tolerate the reality of a child nearly dying. So they dilute it. They soften it. They reach for…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is proud to share this caregiver story submitted to us by Missy Williams. Nine years later, I can still picture the moment I received the news…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is proud to share this article, originally written by Katie Tat, from our friends at Elephants & Tea. To see the article in its original format,…
I've always known that I wanted to help people. Growing up as the son of a veterinarian and a high school teacher who later became a physician assistant, all with…
I'm Nella, and this is part of my journey with Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). I was diagnosed with MASH in early 2024, after being referred to a GI doctor…
Editor's Note: This story share was submitted by Beverly Smith, a retired schoolteacher from Canada. I was diagnosed after treatment for PTSD and having had a strange rash. The cause…
Editor's Note: This poem, originally written by Spence Shishido, was shared with Patient Worthy by our friends at Elephants & Tea. To see the poem in its original format, please…
“We’re going to Disney World!” That's what all the winners say, right? When the big game is over and the team has won the championship, the winners say, for a…
I'm Jenna, a 36-year-old married mother of one son, and I have neuroendocrine cancer (NETs). It is a rare type of cancer, and 60% of the time, once a person…
My name is Danielle, and in 2021, I was diagnosed with Stage 3 MASH, a life-threatening liver disease. I consider myself lucky because I had no real symptoms; my MASH was…
Written by Diane Wilkie My hATTR story began in the mid-1960’s when my father, a healthy, strong, outdoorsy guy in his late 40’s started tripping, experiencing numbness, and having dizzy…
I’ve suffered from Crohn's and fibromyalgia since I was a child. I was told I had “food allergies.” My fibromyalgia was hidden from me until adulthood. In 2020, I was…
I’ll never forget the day I was told I have ulcerative colitis. Suddenly, I had both an answer and a thousand new questions. There are a lot of emotions that…
Written by Maria Palombini Answer: at the time of diagnosis, it should be one of the first actions you, the patient and/or caregiver, should take. Why? Receiving a diagnosis with…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is proud to share this blog post by Carmen D., a cancer survivor and affectionately known as The Chemo Diva. To see the article in its…
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