I have been told that one of my first words spoken was "Why?" Ever inquisitive, I have always had a fascination with the how and why. As a child I…
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil with Addison’s disease Instills Compassion 12:00 a.m. I’m not kidding when I say it’s midnight, “in the garden of good and evil.”…
What happens if your adrenal glands produce too little cortisol, and perhaps an insufficient level of aldosterone, as well? Addison's disease is the end result and it can be life-threatening.…
Having a rare disease like Addison’s is enough of a challenge for most people. Addison’s disease is a disorder of the adrenal glands which causes extreme fatigue. Now, imagine having…
For the Rust family, 2015 was challenging—challenging in ways they never thought imaginable. Why? Because this past year, their eight-year-old son Jourdin began displaying peculiar symptoms—extreme weight loss, in particular—which started…
If you're like me, you nearly jump out of your skin when somebody makes a loud, unexpected noise nearby. Like the sneaky garbage truck that silently slides up to the…
Measuring Late-night Salivary Cortisol (LNSC) is an alternative to blood and urine for both research and diagnostic use. No wonder patients are opting for salivary cortisol testing over blood and…
Adrenal insufficiency, where the adrenal gland does not produce enough of certain hormones, like cortisol, is the cause of a very rare condition called Addison's disease. And Lita Newdick knows…
"Doctors didn't know what was wrong with me." "The frustration of not knowing what was wrong with me was overwhelming." "It made me wonder if I had gone crazy." Sound…
Dominick “Dom-the-Bomb” Lukowski has always loved baseball. But during his freshman year in high school, he was shocked to notice that he barely had the strength to throw a ball…
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