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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Thanks to a bad band's 1984 contribution to "culture," everyone’s got a sarcastic “I’m a big deal in Japan” T-shirt. But for once, a blog is writing that phrase without…
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An article posted on the Cystic Fibrosis News Today site, piqued my interest about what’s happening in the world of cystic fibrosis, or CF, lung transplantation these days. According to the Cystic…
Obtener un diagnóstico de cualquier tipo es aterrador. Conseguir un diagnóstico de una rara enfermedad autoinmune, que amenaza la vida que usted nunca ha oído hablar de es aterrador. Pero…
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If you are a parent of a chronically ill child, there are a million things running through your head every single day—day in—and day out. Enter the parents of a…
El angioedema hereditario puede ser una enfermedad rara que califica para el estatus de medicamento "huérfano", pero estamos lejos de estar solo. Hay organizaciones de AEH y las instalaciones de…
You can read all the books, write all the articles, and study all the patients, but one thing will always separate someone without a rare disease from someone with a…
Depending on the intricacies of our personal health challenges, some of us may be motivated to take actions that others would find unreasonable. For example, I once met a man…
When Ashley Owen was a year and a half old, her family received news that would forever change their lives. As described through her silent but powerful Youtube video, Ashley…
In the "Don't judge; you never know what someone's going through" department.... Oh. My. GAWD! This woman is awesome! Growing up, this young woman blogger, whom we'll call Ezzie, was…
Q: What do Fergie, Josh Dumal and Scott Niedermayer have in common? A: They are celebrity spokespeople for CureDuchenne a nonprofit organization that raises awareness and funds research to find a…
In an ordinary world, one girl faces an unexpected fight. Fated to take on the mantle passed down by her mother, she must defend her life against this incredible foe. Will she deny…
Living in the 21st century’s wireless information economy can be both a blessing and a curse—there’s so much information out there, you can learn pretty much anything about everything. But it’s…
When you hear the word "narcolepsy," you may think of Rowan Atkinson's character in the movie Rat Race. He has narcolepsy, a disease characterized by frequent bouts of day-time sleepiness. Throughout the…
The Estevan Kinette's Club requests the pleasure of your company at their inaugural Princess Ball at the Beefeater Plaza in Estevan on January 16th. Please come expecting to dance,…
Happy Friday Patient Worthians! We are rounding out our Cystic Fibrosis campaign with CysticLife this week. For the past few weeks, Patient Worthy has been supporting CysticLife's collaboration with the Mayo Clinic for a…
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