10 Shocking Symptoms of Addison’s Disease Will Save Your Life
I am completely BAFFLED About Addison’s disease! Are you?! You Should be! It’s Monday night, and I’m sitting—rather, lounging on the sofa, feeling baffled after reading a post from a…
I am completely BAFFLED About Addison’s disease! Are you?! You Should be! It’s Monday night, and I’m sitting—rather, lounging on the sofa, feeling baffled after reading a post from a…
Para los padres de niños con distonía, que la frustración es una realidad horrible, en curso. Los padres como Melissa Phelps de Gallaten, Kentucky lo sabe muy bien hijas-Madison y…
Don't let things as important as tenderness and compassion ever be mistaken for weakness or fragility!
Sociologist Georg Simmel, calls Gratitude the “ moral memory of mankind”. But researchers tell us that gratitude is more than a moral or ethical acknowledgement of help of some kind.…
In my humble opinion, the Urology Care Foundation has set the standard when it comes to providing factual information about Cushing’s syndrome (CS). And if you or your loved one…
2016 has been a very bizarre, upsetting year. As an American, I can’t wait until I can bury most everything about 2016 in the back corner of the history books.…
Lora Rossi once had a vibrant, active life. She spent her summer days at the beach with friends, she had a job she really enjoyed, and her future looked bright.…
Author of Permission to Mourn, Tom Zuba, has developed a new way to “do grief”. His own personal losses of daughter, son, and wife have led him on the path…
The days of summer are at a close. The temperature has finally dropped, and there’s a chill in the air. A new season is upon us. Finally! School is back…
Cuando se tiene una enfermedad rara, las personas están obligados a darle la mirada. Usted sabe que el uno. Se dice: "Oh, bendita tu corazón; que ha perdido tanto ".…
Have you experienced unexplained, sudden weight gain? Or, despite the number of times you’ve faithfully stuck to a diet, have you failed to lose weight? If either or both of these…
Dealing with dystonia? Well, here’s an idea that’s tracking well with many neurologists and patients: Botox. Yeah, Botox—for dystonia! Who knew that a little old bovine injection could benefit people…
Cushing's disease is caused by the pituitary gland creating too much andrenocorticotropic hormone, or ACTH. In 80% of diagnosed cases, Cushing's disease is the result of a benign tumor on the…
After talking on the phone with some of my family members, I felt a range of emotions from anger and frustration to guilt and sadness. It breaks my heart because…
I’ve gotta hand it to this German gal named Karina, who posted an article about her journey living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), a chronic illness that affects connective tissues in areas…
Have you ever noticed when you have a cut, and it's healing, you sometimes feel itchy? Those are the mast cells helping your body to heal while helping defend against…
We hear of feuding nations: Countries that share a border, yet can't get along with each other. So, it's heartening when I read of a young girl in Pakistan who…
Para cualquier persona que sufre de dolor crónico, ya sabes lo que se siente. Si usted no ha tenido ese lujo, esto es lo que se siente: Uno se siente…
Listen up. This is important for the aplastic anemia community—especially for children who’ve been diagnosed with this serious condition. The Dana-Farber Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Hospital in Boston, MA…
Every now and then, I read a story that reminds me of the power of perseverance and a families love. "Mom, it's too late. I'm dying" is one of those stories. From the…
Sometimes when a person has to fight the daily battles with chronic disease, some things just don't seem as important as others. Occasionally, patients with chronic disease are understandably focused…
I have to admit that I had tunnel vision when it comes to patient advocacy. I naively thought that everyone was direct and honest with their doctors. I believed that…
For anyone who watched the television show "Law and Order," we all know that whatever the case, all the details were always wrapped up in under an hour. Prosecution. Check. Defense. Check.…
¿Quién sabía que el colonialismo podría ser una de las principales causas de las enfermedades raras ?! Al menos, ese es el caso de muchos quebequenses. La tirosinemia, que afecta…
Maybe you've seen Patient Worthy's article about Spoon Theory, maybe you've sent the Spoon Theory to friends or relatives, maybe you started using the term "spoonie" before you even really…