Addison’s Disease

Managing a Dual Diagnosis: How Sarah has Survived, and Overcome, Challenges from Addison’s Disease and Stiff Person Syndrome (Pt. 2)
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Managing a Dual Diagnosis: How Sarah has Survived, and Overcome, Challenges from Addison’s Disease and Stiff Person Syndrome (Pt. 2)

Before you read on, make sure to check out Part 1 of Sarah's story. In Part 1, Sarah discusses the traumatic (and life-threatening!) odyssey that led to her eventual Addison's disease diagnosis…

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Managing a Dual Diagnosis: How Sarah Has Survived, and Overcome, Challenges from Addison’s Disease and Stiff Person Syndrome (Pt. 1)
Photo Courtesy of Sarah Maxwell

Managing a Dual Diagnosis: How Sarah Has Survived, and Overcome, Challenges from Addison’s Disease and Stiff Person Syndrome (Pt. 1)

When Sarah Williams Maxwell was 18 months old, she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Outside of managing this condition, Sarah was relatively healthy until 2014, when her diagnostic…

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How “My Rare ID” Supports the Rare Disease Community: An Interview with Jeff Lord (Pt. 2)
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How “My Rare ID” Supports the Rare Disease Community: An Interview with Jeff Lord (Pt. 2)

Before you continue, make sure you've read Part 1 of our interview, where we discussed the Lord family's story and experience with rare disease, and the development of MobiMedQR. This tool, which…

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An Addison’s Disease Story: Multiple Rare Diagnoses Often Means a Longer Waiting Game

An Addison’s Disease Story: Multiple Rare Diagnoses Often Means a Longer Waiting Game

Emily Dover  This is Emily Dover's story. At birth- perfectly healthy newborn, smaller than her siblings (8 pounds) 1 week- was having trouble sleeping and began crying in pain 4…

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