Rare Disease patients tend to be tremendously aware of every aspect of our lives; our under-treated diseases, our lack of social support and our own coping mechanisms. We need more…
Happy Friday Patient Worthians! This week we have two awesome contributions. One addresses grieving as a parent of a child with rare disease. Another addresses living with CRPS and other…
Moms: The ultimate multitaskers. Whether they're stay-at-home moms or working mom, these strong ladies have a way of getting stuff done, come hell or high water - or a chronic…
Clinical trial facilitators waste so much time that could be spent on research, trying to find patients to participate in their studies. We all know time is valuable, especially in…
She was given 15 months if she didn't take action. Heather Von St. James was in the prime of her life. She was the co-owner of a salon/spa where she…
Welcome back to Editor's Choice! May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and to bring you awareness we have a 7-minute documentary you won't want to miss! We also have some…
Whenever I couldn’t perform to the best of my ability or follow through with a project, I would typically come down very hard on myself. One thing I am trying…
There is no way to prepare yourself to hear that your child has an incurable rare disease. After the initial shock of learning that their child will most likely die…
At the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America’s annual conference this year, Kathryn Rodriguez (pictured above with her husband Alexis) led some incredible breakout sessions for the caregivers/loved ones of those…
"I have chronic Lyme Disease and it's chronic because it took so long to get it treated." William and Mary student Alexis Plofchan is the subject of a seven-minute documentary directed by…
Happy Friday Patient Worthians! You might notice that the headline has a lot of acronyms in it... ah, welcome to the rare disease world! We DO have answers for what all of that…
It's hard enough to find love in this world. Apps, matchmaking websites, and nosy friends can do their best to lend a hand - but at the end of the…
Happy Friday Patient Worthians! Did you know it was World PI Week this week? We have a post on the role pets have with PI. We also have a story on a…
Happy Friday Patient Worthians! PW Contributor Tom Seaman talks about what it's like to overcome the mental toll of your rare disease diagnosis. Another PW Contributor suffering from TN, dysautonomia and…
Ever wonder what it’s like to be so sick and disabled that you can’t live a normal life but you aren’t sick or disabled enough to actually be considered disabled?…
Happy Friday Patient Worthians! What do you know about sickle cell anemia? We have seven facts for you! Also, we have some hope-worthy nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) news to report. What does…
When the pain and muscles contractions from my dystonia were at their worst for me (see above), it significantly limited what I could do. For years I characterized dystonia and…
Happy Friday Patient Worthians! April is Sjogren's Awareness Month! There was also a whole day dedicated to Bohring-Opitz Syndrome. The MDS Foundation has another upcoming event as well. Lastly, last month…
Welcome back Patient Worthians! This week we have some exciting news for the MS community. Additionally, we have some great tips on how to build your CF dream team. Also,…
Happy Spring Patient Worthians! This week we have pieces from two rare women, one battling the rare disease pemphigus vulgaris, part of the pemphigus and pemphigoid family. The other is…
Iva Rauh is a Pemphigus Vulgaris patient and advocate living in Maryland. Originally from Eastern Europe where the gene for this disease is prevalent, this is her plea to the…
Welcome back to Editor's Choice! This week we have an interesting take on Parkinson's treatment. We also have an empowering article from one of PW's rare disease contributors. We are all feeling the…
Imagine, three to 10 months with your new born baby in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) born with a potentially mortal disease or defect. You’ve battled through surgeries, recoveries,…
Irrelevant, insignificant, ignored, un-empowered, but worst of all INVISIBLE. Let me let you in on a big secret. Those of us who are fighting everyday with the simplest of tasks,…
La Ignorancia: Falta de conocimiento, aprendizaje, o información. Descuidado: No tener preocupación o cuidado, no prestar atención. Al tratar de encontrar las palabras perfectas para describir el reciente accidente de…
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