The Invisible Battle No One Warned Me About: Developing Thyroid Eye Disease
Editor’s Note: Patient Worthy is honored to share part 3 in an ongoing 10-part series, written and shared with us by Elena Genik. When My Eyes Began Changing My TED…
Editor’s Note: Patient Worthy is honored to share part 3 in an ongoing 10-part series, written and shared with us by Elena Genik. When My Eyes Began Changing My TED…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is honored to share part 2 in an ongoing 10-part series, written and shared with us by Elena Genik. Before the Diagnosis For years, I felt…
Twenty years is a long time to believe a cancer chapter has closed. For two decades after my radical prostatectomy, I lived with the quiet confidence of someone who had…
To the patient, the parent, the caregiver, and the person in the "limbo" of waiting: I am one of you. My name is Aaron Jackson, and this is my story.…
In the whirlwind of early motherhood, days blur together in a haze of feedings, diaper changes, and sleepless nights. You’re learning your baby’s every sound, every expression, and trying to…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is proud to share this story from the Courageous Parents Network, originally written by Kelsey Stanczyk. When I first became a nurse, I worked in an…
I’ve learned something brutal over the last few weeks: Most people cannot tolerate the reality of a child nearly dying. So they dilute it. They soften it. They reach for…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is proud to share this story from our friends at Elephants & Tea. To see the story in its original format, please click here. “Well, good…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is proud to share this caregiver story submitted to us by Missy Williams. Nine years later, I can still picture the moment I received the news…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is proud to share this article, originally written by Katie Tat, from our friends at Elephants & Tea. To see the article in its original format,…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is honored to share Michelle Patidar's patient story, provided to us by our friends at Elephants & Tea. To see the article in its original format,…
I've always known that I wanted to help people. Growing up as the son of a veterinarian and a high school teacher who later became a physician assistant, all with…
Editor's Note: This story share was submitted by Beverly Smith, a retired schoolteacher from Canada. I was diagnosed after treatment for PTSD and having had a strange rash. The cause…
Editor's Note: This poem, originally written by Spence Shishido, was shared with Patient Worthy by our friends at Elephants & Tea. To see the poem in its original format, please…
“We’re going to Disney World!” That's what all the winners say, right? When the big game is over and the team has won the championship, the winners say, for a…
As reported on NPR, Tatiana Schlossberg, journalist and granddaughter of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, has disclosed that she is battling a rare and aggressive form of leukemia. In…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is pleased to share this article from our friends at Elephants & Tea, originally written by Cecily Liu. To see the article in its original format,…
My journey started abruptly last year. It was a completely normal day—until it wasn't. I'm an RN, and I slept most of the day before my night shift. I talked…
I'm Jenna, a 36-year-old married mother of one son, and I have neuroendocrine cancer (NETs). It is a rare type of cancer, and 60% of the time, once a person…
My name is Danielle, and in 2021, I was diagnosed with Stage 3 MASH, a life-threatening liver disease. I consider myself lucky because I had no real symptoms; my MASH was…
Written by Diane Wilkie My hATTR story began in the mid-1960’s when my father, a healthy, strong, outdoorsy guy in his late 40’s started tripping, experiencing numbness, and having dizzy…
Editor’s Note: This story is a continuation of Jenny Decker’s global sailing voyage. To see the original article, please click here. Jenny Decker's journey called “Just a Lap" continues. Patient…
We're honored to bring you this video, shared with us by Danny Gereg, that details some of his journey living with bladder cancer. Danny has stayed resilient and positive, finding…
Cowden Syndrome. A name that sounds almost gentle, until you realize it carries generations of uncertainty. It’s caused by changes in the PTEN gene and can affect the skin, thyroid,…
Editor's Note: We're honored to share this patient story-share by Jess Ippolito, originally published by our friends at Stork Genetics. To see the article in its original format, please click…