If you have narcolepsy, excessive daytime sleepiness, and/or cataplexy, you know how hard it can be to function in "real-world" time. And while treatments have improved, there is still no…
Over the past few years, Casey Higgins, a 27-year-old Ohio woman, has required supplementary oxygen 24/7 to help her breathe. Diagnosed with the genetic disease cystic fibrosis at the age of…
Robert began his mission to raise awareness of Cystic Fibrosis after getting to know someone who had lived with it for forty one years. As he puts it; “She inspired…
Newly diagnosed patients and those who have been living with their illness(es) for a long time cope with their situation in very different ways. Some like to read while others…
On the fabulous Cystic Fibrosis Lifestyle Foundation website, CF blogger Brian Callanan has issued a call to action. He wants to hear from all of you whether you are reactive or proactive…
To catch up on Alexis' Lyme disease journey, check out Part 1 of her story here. "In my line of work, when evaluating a case for a newly placed foster…
Everyone remembers the kid in class who wouldn’t stop talking long enough to know the lunch bell rang. Or the bad dinner date that wouldn’t shut up about their cat.…
Meet Patient Worthy’s newest contributor! Nikole is a mom with a background in education and incredible insight to the realities many chronically ill patients face. Diagnosed with Mixed Connective Tissue…
Happy Friday PatientWorthians! We are so excited to announce our partnership with CysticLife this month. PatientWorthy is teaming up with CysticLife.org to spread awareness of CF and support their collaboration with the Mayo…
As you probably know by now, this month, PatientWorthy is teaming up with CysticLife.org to spread awareness of CF and support their collaboration with the Mayo Clinic for a community-driven research project…
It could be a story out of a spy novel: While coded messages are being passed, an outsider attempts to infiltrate and disrupt communication. Part of the mission involves smuggling important equipment…
Franciscan Institute for Science and Health in Steubenville, Ohio sponsors research on metabolic defects which can lead to rare mitochondrial related seizure disorders. While this is a limited rare disease program- if…
I’ve been using internet dating sites for the past eleven years. I have also been dealing with a rare and undiagnosed disease for the past five and a half years.…
Imagine for a moment what your version of a perfect life looks like. Perhaps it’s a glamorous life filled with fame and fortune, or perhaps it’s a life where you…
Ever have one of those days when you just weren’t feeling very enthused about your life? You know what I’m talking about. Those ho-hum blues. Those days when you don’t…
Let’s blow your mind for a minute. There are approximately 7,000 different types of rare diseases, and more being discovered every day. According to Global Genes, there are 30-million people in…
PatientWorthy is teaming up with CysticLife.org to spotlight some of the members in their awesome community! CysticLife.org sprang from a blog started by CF patient, Ronnie Sharpe, to track his life…
Ambry Genetics is a service provider to research and development physicians and patients. they've been around since 1999 and have become an authority and trusted source in genetic counseling. Ambry…
According to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, about 30,000 people are living with CF in the US and just about 1,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a chronic inherited disease.…
We’ve known for a while that the key to ensuring a richer quality of life for people with cystic fibrosis is early detection and treatment. Of course, that’s much easier…
Though she’s lived with cystic fibrosis since she was 17 months old, Olivia never thought of it as something that made her different. Growing up, her daily medication routine was…
10 Dinge, die mich das Leben mit dem Ehlers-Danlos Syndrom gelehrt hat 1. Spontan sein ist gar nicht schlecht Als ich jünger war hatte ich Listen und Pläne für…
I know. I know—nobody likes sifting through a bunch of scientific research “shtuff.” I sure don’t—especially when they don’t dumb it down for a layperson to understand. But when we’re…
One of the (many) things that makes cystic fibrosis so difficult to treat is that there are many mutations of the disease, some affecting very, very tiny subsets of the…
When you're competing in an important golf tournament, the last thing you want to worry about is narcolepsy and cataplexy associated with narcolepsy — but those are two very big…
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