How to Protect Your Stomach This Thanksgiving
As someone struggling with chronic illness, you are probably no stranger to the stomach problems that come along with treatment or just a reality of your disease. By now, you might…
As someone struggling with chronic illness, you are probably no stranger to the stomach problems that come along with treatment or just a reality of your disease. By now, you might…
What does it mean to you to be living with a rare disease or chronic illness at this time of year? Over the years, since I was diagnosed I've never…
What if this Christmas season, God would appear to me and say, “Ask what I shall give thee,” as He did in a dream to King Solomon many years ago.…
To read part 1 of Nikole's Holiday Confession, click here. I feel guilty when my limitations force others to have to alter their holiday expectations. Like, how do I tell…
Pumpkin pie, ginger-bread cookies, candy canes, and chocolates. Oh what a sweet season! A few nights ago my kids and I spent a few hours crouched over the wafting smells…
If you are like me and have complete inability to regulate temperature, then you might be looking for some awesome accessories to make life a little less painful this winter…
Thinking about the year-end holidays brings up a kaleidoscope of images, and an array of emotions for me. And everyone else too, I imagine. There are the vivid memories of…
I love the holidays. The lights, decorations, family time... even the smells are better! People generally seem to be jollier, even though there are a few obvious stresses that come…
For those of us who suffer from depression, that mostly invisible mental illness that, at its worst, can render us incapable of getting out of bed and, at its best,…
There is a certain time of year in which the trees change color, the air becomes crisp and we pour gravy on everything. As I am typing this, I am…
Thanksgiving is a time of gratitude, family and maybe a little gluttony. It was always my favorite time of the year in high school and college. Now, while I still…
We often hear people talking about the stress they are feeling during the holidays, while those in the rare disease community silently think, "You have no idea!" During this season,…
Happy Thursday everyone! We're seeing more and more leaves falling over here, and the weather is genuinely beinning to cool down. Today, we're lighting a two part patient story covering…
We're almost halfway through September believe it or not! As autumn approaches, we're continuing the aggregate rare disease news. This week, we're highlighting three studies, and one article on a…
Hey...Is That Autumn on the Horizon? Well...kind of but sort of no, it is still pretty hot where we are; but it is only a matter of time before we…
TGIF! Something we believe is that the stories of rare disease patients are vitally important. This week, we're highlighting two articles written by patients, as well as a story about…
Happy Thursday! This week, we're highlighting an article about the neglect of policies meant to protect people with IBD. Next, we have stories on two recent studies affecting MS and…
Happy Thursday! This week, we're highlighting an story about a woman with Bechet disease who advocates for herself and others. Next, we have an article discussing the difficulty of caring…
Happy Thursday! This week, we're highlighting a PW contributor's story exploring blepharospasm and mental health and an article on two sisters with a rare connection. Following that, we have a…
TGIF! Unless you're on vacation in which case, every day is *basically* Friday. This week, we're bringing four articles to read as you escape the summer heat. We have a…
The Dog Days Are Back Is it hot or what!? Whether you're trying to catch a tan or stay cool, we have a fresh dose of weekly content in Editor's…
Happy 7-11 Day! We hope everyone's on their way to get their free slurpie today! For this week's editor's choice, we're highlighting four articles. First, we discuss kratom, the controversial…
Happy Fourth of July Season! Today, we're highlighting stories about research and social media, robots in caregiving, sisters carrying each others' babies, and AI advancing glioblastoma research. After this past…
Happy Thursday! Today, we're highlighting stories on three patients facing different struggles: a professor, a Jeopardy host, and a man from New Jersey. We also have an article about a…
Happy Thursday! Today, we're highlighting stories on three patients facing different struggles: a professor, a Jeopardy host, and a man from New Jersey. We also have an article about a…