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Conozcamos a Hannah: Lo que tus ojos no ven

Conozcamos a Hannah: Lo que tus ojos no ven

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:February 3, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Conoce a Hannah, no puede no darse cuenta de todo lo que ella lucha con mirarla. Ella tiene doce años de edad. Esta es #InvisibleFight de Hannah Con Osteodistrofia hereditaria…

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The Kindness of a Stranger Helped Baby with Tyrosenemia

The Kindness of a Stranger Helped Baby with Tyrosenemia

  • Post author:Erica Zahn
  • Post published:February 2, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease/Tyrosinemia

When Jon Miller, president and founder of the Network of Tyrosinemia Advocates (NOTA), learned of a family in Puerto Rico who had moved to Connecticut to get treatment for their…

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Announcement: Cervical Dystonia Clinical Trial

Announcement: Cervical Dystonia Clinical Trial

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:February 2, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Are you an adult with isolated cervical dystonia? Wake Forest (Winston Salem, NC) is running a clinical trial of a new botulinum toxin. For more information click here. Or contact:…

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Conozcamos a Bonnie: Una Fanática de los Red Sox Digna de un HoF Diferente

Conozcamos a Bonnie: Una Fanática de los Red Sox Digna de un HoF Diferente

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:February 2, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Mi nombre es Bonnie y he estado luchando por mi vida durante dieciocho años, pero he estado luchando una batalla invisible durante los últimos doce. Esta es la historia #myinvisiblefight…

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4 Super Bowl Quotes That Surprisingly Relate to Chronic Illness

4 Super Bowl Quotes That Surprisingly Relate to Chronic Illness

  • Post author:Rebekah
  • Post published:February 1, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Super Bowl 50 is this Sunday! In case you live in a box, the Super Bowl is kind of a big deal. And why shouldn't it be? You take the…

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Did You Know There’s Treatment for IPF? And It Actually Helps!
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Did You Know There’s Treatment for IPF? And It Actually Helps!

  • Post author:Erica Zahn
  • Post published:February 1, 2016
  • Post category:IPF/Rare Disease

When 63-year-old Donald Castner of Napa Valley, California was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, it came as a complete surprise. After all, he'd been active and in good health…

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How a Snowflake Builds a Snowman Family, Part 2

How a Snowflake Builds a Snowman Family, Part 2

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:February 1, 2016
  • Post category:Myasthenia Gravis/Rare Disease

To read part 1 of Lisa's post, click here. These are some of my favorite online support for just about anything you need: Have a basic question? These forums are…

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Conozcamos a Bonnie: Una Fanática de los Red Sox Digna de un HoF Diferente

Conozcamos a Bonnie: Una Fanática de los Red Sox Digna de un HoF Diferente

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:February 1, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Mi nombre es Bonnie y he estado luchando por mi vida durante dieciocho años, pero he estado luchando una batalla invisible durante los últimos doce. Esta es #myinvisiblefight. En 2002, colgué…

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Editor’s Choice: Heart Failure, “Escaping” Teens and more!

Editor’s Choice: Heart Failure, “Escaping” Teens and more!

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:January 29, 2016
  • Post category:CAPS/Dystonia/Narcolepsy/Rare Disease

You made it! It's the end of the week and time for yet another Editor's Choice post. What do heart failure and narcolepsy have in common? Do you have a…

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How a Snowflake Builds a Snowman Family, Part 1

How a Snowflake Builds a Snowman Family, Part 1

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:January 29, 2016
  • Post category:Myasthenia Gravis/Rare Disease

If you have a diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis like me, here are a few things you probably already know: 1. They call us Snowflakes because none of our symptoms are…

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Inspiring Art Shares Unique Perspective On Cystinosis

Inspiring Art Shares Unique Perspective On Cystinosis

  • Post author:Ronald Ledsen
  • Post published:January 29, 2016
  • Post category:Cystinosis/Rare Disease

I’m sure you’ve heard that old saying; a picture is worth a thousand words? It’s kind of a cliché. It’s also kind of wrong. Some pictures are worth far, far,…

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Novartis Busts a CAP(S) in the Ass of Ignorance

Novartis Busts a CAP(S) in the Ass of Ignorance

  • Post author:Ronald Ledsen
  • Post published:January 29, 2016
  • Post category:CAPS/Rare Disease

We’ve told you before how pharmaceutical companies can be a good source for free disease education online. Because of the way pharma companies have to vet all their materials to…

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Conozcamos a Lisa D.: Mi Vida en las tinieblas con Miastenia Gravis

Conozcamos a Lisa D.: Mi Vida en las tinieblas con Miastenia Gravis

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:January 29, 2016
  • Post category:Myasthenia Gravis/Rare Disease

Mi nombre es Lisa. Soy sobreviviente luchadora del cáncer 3 veces, y estoy viviendo con la enfermedad autoinmune rara Miastenia Gravis. Soy una madre, una esposa y un Consultor Integral…

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Conozcamos a Carla: Ella pelea 12 rondas con el Dolor Diariamente

Conozcamos a Carla: Ella pelea 12 rondas con el Dolor Diariamente

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:January 28, 2016
  • Post category:Complex Regional Pain Syndrome/Rare Disease

Soy Carla Fairchild. Tengo cuarenta y siete años, y la familia y la moda decir todo para mí; son yo. Ambos son mi amor, mi vida y mi pasión. Ser…

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Cystic Fibrosis Patient Learns the Power of Words

Cystic Fibrosis Patient Learns the Power of Words

  • Post author:James Ernest Cassady
  • Post published:January 28, 2016
  • Post category:Cystic Fibrosis/Rare Disease

"Sticks and stones may break my bones But words will never hurt me" Despite the fact that most of us grew up reciting this old adage, by the time we're adults…

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Lyme and Other Tick-Bourne Illnesses in the Blood Supply?

Lyme and Other Tick-Bourne Illnesses in the Blood Supply?

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:January 28, 2016
  • Post category:Lyme Disease/Rare Disease

Fact: I donated blood before I knew I had Lyme disease, possibly contaminating whoever recieved my donation. I immediately felt guilty once I learned of my diagnosis, even though I had…

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Event Announcement: 2016 Acromegaly Coneference Details Here!
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Event Announcement: 2016 Acromegaly Coneference Details Here!

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:January 28, 2016
  • Post category:Acromegaly/Rare Disease

2016 Acromegaly Community Bi-annual Meeting, April 29-May 1st Mark your calendars, reserve your hotel room and put a price alert on Kayak.com to attend the Bi-Annual conference of the Acromegaly Community.…

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How The FDA Is Making This Boy More Sick

How The FDA Is Making This Boy More Sick

  • Post author:Erica Zahn
  • Post published:January 28, 2016
  • Post category:Cystic Fibrosis/Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy/Rare Disease

Last year, the FDA approved a record number of new drugs to treat rare diseases, according to the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). In all, 21 "orphan" drugs were…

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Conozcamos a Caroline: Su Ambición Prevalece por Encima de Sus Obstáculos Invisibles

Conozcamos a Caroline: Su Ambición Prevalece por Encima de Sus Obstáculos Invisibles

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:January 27, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Soy Caroline McCarry. Soy una hija y un amigo; una hermana y un primo; un panadero y un escritor; una animadora y una persona que ha sufrido de TOC y…

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Cassie’s Tyrosinemia Story: This 17-Year-Old is FIERCE!

Cassie’s Tyrosinemia Story: This 17-Year-Old is FIERCE!

  • Post author:Erica Zahn
  • Post published:January 27, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease/Tyrosinemia

At the age of 10, Cassie Barnby began educating medical students about a rare disorder called tyrosinemia which affects only 1 in 120,000 people. Now 17, and a senior in high school,…

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Where Make-a-Wish Fails, Kevin Durant Does Not

Where Make-a-Wish Fails, Kevin Durant Does Not

  • Post author:Lady Kehveen Abernathy
  • Post published:January 27, 2016
  • Post category:Cystic Fibrosis/Rare Disease

Seventeen-year-old, Brooke, diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF), had only one wish. Inspired by Kevin Durant and his Aunt Pearl shoes designed for cancer awareness, Brooke told the Make-A-Foundation she wanted…

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Viviendo con una Enfermedad Rara: No Estas Solo

Viviendo con una Enfermedad Rara: No Estas Solo

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:January 26, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Hace 13 años, después de haber sido diagnosticado con una enfermedad crónica, Lisa Copen no podía dormir. Ella estaba tratando de encontrar la manera de manejar su nueva normalidad. Ella…

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The Healing Power of Art “Cures” This Man with CF

The Healing Power of Art “Cures” This Man with CF

  • Post author:Lady Kehveen Abernathy
  • Post published:January 26, 2016
  • Post category:Cystic Fibrosis/Rare Disease

What strikes me about artist, David Mortimer's, exhibition is his use of "glitter." "[Glitter] is a symbol of my life in a way. It's about trying to cover up, glamorize,…

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How To Get Handprints Across America

How To Get Handprints Across America

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:January 26, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Rare Disease Day 2016 is almost upon us! Rare Disease Day is an international movement organized by Eurordis and supported by 41 Official Global Partners. Whether official or not- Patient Worthy…

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5 Important Lessons in Illness

5 Important Lessons in Illness

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:January 26, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Nancy is a breast cancer patient and these are five lessons she's learned throughout her treatment, applicable to anyone who has faced the adversity of being a patient: Attitude of gratitude.…

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