When I was a young mom, I was not naïve; I knew that life has it ups and downs. I expected a Merry-Go-Round, and got a Roller-Coaster. I thought that…
Happy Rare Disease Week, Patient Worthians! As we wind up after a week of celebrating the rare patient community, support networks, and advocacy, we want to highlight four rare disease…
Perhaps it is because parents often feel dissatisfied with the results they receive for their children through traditional medicine that they sometimes look elsewhere for treatments to improve the conditions…
My name is Alan. I cross many borders as a person with a rare disease. These borders are physical, geographical and psychological. Crossing so many borders has earned me the…
I have lived with chronic pain from a neurological movement disorder called dystonia for nearly 20 years. It reminds me of the bully who picks on kids in the schoolyard…
It's no longer Valentines Day, but we're still sending love to the rare patient community! It's been an exciting week for Hemophilia B patients waiting for a new treatment! We…
Read Part 1 of Amy's Acromegaly Story here. The doctors told me that they felt the surgery removing the tumor was successful, but because of the position and size of…
Happy Friday, Patient Worthians! This week, we have a video from a PKU patient telling a first-hand account of the deterioration and serious consequences he faced after he went astray…
Nothing prepares families for the myriad of tests with strange sounding names that are required when they start to look for solutions to the problems brought about by a member's…
Andy Trapp is a videographer who runs AB Trapp Productions, a small business documenting weddings and family occasions. He has been living with uncontrolled PKU since the age of 8.…
Easton was born at thirty-six weeks gestation on January 6, 2017. He was almost immediately taken to the NICU for something called PPHN (Persistent Pulmomary Hypertension), Easton was intubated for…
Andy Trapp is a videographer who runs AB Trapp Productions, a small business documenting weddings and family occasions. He has been living with uncontrolled PKU since the age of 8.…
My name is Amy, and I’m a 37 year old single mom of two beautiful girls, ages 8 and 13. I work full time as a business analyst for a…
Welcome back, Patient Worthians! This week, we have an opportunity for Parkinson's patients, and an update on an Amyloidosis app. We also have two stories of teenagers whose lives suddenly…
It is absolutely and unequivocally clear : “The PKU diet must include a medical product, usually consumed as a beverage. There are several brands available that are nutritionally suitable for…
The Patients as Partners EU Conference, put on by The Conference Forum, took place at the end of last month in London. A diverse group met to collaborate and discuss…
Earlier this year, Patient Worthy featured Ashley and her non-profit Love Not Lost – an organization that provides portrait sessions and photo albums for families dealing with a terminal illness…
Many people aren’t aware that even if they have their emergency medication with them, with instructions, that it may not be given to them. Their carefully labeled, lifesaving treatment could…
Happy Groundhog Day, Patient Worthians! It might not feel like it, but spring is its way! This week, we have a story of a family who copes with the challenges…
As an adult living with rare disease, there have been significant gaps in my employment history. I am sure many adults with health complications experience their workforce years this way,…
Happy Friday Patient Worthians! Believe it or not, we've almost made it through the first month of 2018! This week, we have a story of a young girl with Sanfillipo…
Even though most in the medical field suggest that people think about their wishes as to how to handle end-of-life decisions, and complete the paperwork to be sure their wishes…
TGIF, Patient Worthians! This week, kids went to bed wearing inside out pajamas and wishing for snow. Their wishes came true-- and so did the wishes of many rare disease…
Happy Friday, Patient Worthians! This week we have articles about people working together on different types of rare disease teams. We have stories from a family who supports two children…
When you are in the midst of difficult times in your life, what do you do to make it through? Do you try and find a way to hide out…
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