Recording artist, published author, songwriter, musician, painter (acrylics)-- who would have thought the fun would begin after 40? I think I was born laughing. Humor has played an integral role…
My name is Jasmine Taylor and I am 12 years old. October is one of my favorite months (July is the other one- it’s my birthday month!)… Let me tell…
This is the second part of Amber's story. Check out part one here. June rolled around, and my appointment with the rheumatologist came up. The hour-long car ride there made…
Hello all! My name is Amber Aerni. I am 28 years old, and I would like to tell you the story of my POTS journey. Yes, I refer to my…
Looking back over everything, it all makes sense now. I have been stuck on this never ending roller-coaster for the past 6 years and I have been pushing hard to…
I remember being 16 years old and commencing my first drug to help manage my heart rate and endless dizziness. It was strange, because I recall asking my friends if…
My name is Lauren. I’m 24 years old and I’m an ICU nurse from Texas. Last May, I was diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST).…
October is Dysautonomia Awareness Month! Before we get into advocacy, let's touch on basic awareness... What is dysautonomia? Dysautonomia is the umbrella term that encompasses several different conditions that cause a…
My name is Lindsay Fogarty. I am a 25-year-old single mother to a wonderful 6, almost 7-year-old son, named Andrew. As I am writing this I am listening to the…
That title. How can blessing and POTS even coexist in the same sentence? Well, my journey started in 2000 when I began noticing strange things happening in my body: intense…
TMI Alert! Pooping, or lack thereof, deserves its own book. Constipation. Hemorrhoids. Ugh! Nothing helped. Over the counter remedies, enemas, plenty of fluids, a diet high in fiber. I tried…
Hello there! My name is Amy. My friends call me Miss Amy. I’m 42 years old and I have a 21-year-old son who also shares the same diagnosis as me.…
The Beginning My story began in February 2011. On January 10th, 2011, my husband and I were involved in an accident in which we slid off the side of a bridge 10 feet face…
To read parts 1 and 2 of Maxine's dysautonomia journey, click here and here. It was a complete scope of my upper gastro track and everything went well with the…
Check out part 1 of Maxine's dysautonomia story here. The ambulance took me to the hospital, where they not only started an IV but also began giving me blood. I…
This is the first installment of a three part dysautonomia story. “Every woman has a moment in life that changes everything. What’s that moment for you?” I read this question…
My dysautonomia story starts around the year 2000, when I was 13 years old, though I never got a diagnosis until I was about 28! In the Fall of 2000, I…
As a 26-year-old working mother, all of life seemed in place. A rewarding job, a precious baby, and a supportive husband filled the hours and made for great memories. Days…
This morning, I was on an elliptical before work, reflecting on the life-long journey I've been on with exercise and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. I hated PE class as a kid. I…
My name is Jeremiah, and I have Postural Orthostatic Tachychardia (POTS). My body has been a source of significant challenges since I was very young. Asthma, unexplained rashes, passing out,…
This patient story is written by PW Contributor Kim Hartgraves. I was in the military for nine and a half years, until I had to accept an honorable under medical…
A genome-wide association study on irritable bowl syndrome found several links to certain DNA variants that are only present in women, reports Healio. This is consistent with the disease, which…
The 2018 Mrs. Maine International Pageant will be so much more than a celebration of poise and beauty. It will also make history when Devan Demmons will proudly walk on…
Khadeeja Munchi - Kay for short! - of South Africa may only be 21 years old, but her spirit and tenacity would confuse anyone into thinking she's decades older. "Life…
Neurologists working at the NYU School of Medicine have developed a test that can identify some rare degenerative brain diseases, reports NYU Langone Health. Published in the Annals of Neurology…
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