How One Amazing Teen Supports Familial Amyloidosis
Have you lost a friend or family member? Do you wonder how you can memorialize or honor their life? This is the dilemma of Kate Shooshan, whose father died of familial…
Have you lost a friend or family member? Do you wonder how you can memorialize or honor their life? This is the dilemma of Kate Shooshan, whose father died of familial…
Hey, do you like helping people--especially people who have amyloidosis? Also, do you live in or near New Jersey? Or will you be in the area later in September? If…
On November 12, 2016, Present Troubles Racing will host their Hills and Hollers Half Marathon & 5K, which is intended to raise awareness about amyloidosis and funds to help support those affected…
Welcome to this week's Editor's Choice! We hope that those of you who are having a back-to-school week, are smooth sailing! This week, we have some news on IPF and hemophilia…
Finding the money to fund research and the development of treatment (and maybe even a cure) for most rare diseases is difficult for a couple reasons. Rare diseases are notoriously hard…
In a nutshell... Amyloidosis is a rare blood disorder that occurs when a person's bone marrow makes too much of a protein called "amyloid," which then collects in the body's…
It's no secret that Scrubs helped me get through Lyme treatment, as it is surprisingly profound. In Season 5, Episode 6 there is a very pleasant older woman who has…
If this makes sense to you, “Hey, look! Some dude on a sponge has wiped out and is going over the falls on a hollow little right!” then you need…
Autumn is going to be a fun time for people interested in supporting essential research for amyloidosis. Amyloidosis is a group of about 15 rare, progressive, and incurable diseases of…
Amyloidosis Trailer: A Tribute to The Amyloidosis Foundation from katelyn Payne on Vimeo. This trailer for the Amyloidosis Foundation's documentary was created by a student whose mother has amyloidosis. It…
Happy Easter Weekend Patient Worthians! And if you don't celebrate it, Passover is only a month away. If you don't celebrate either one, then why not celebrate life?! This week we…
If you’re reading this I need to ask you an urgent question. Are you mixed race? Specifically, part Filipino and part European? Yes, I know, it’s none of my damn…