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…
If you live near Pompano Beach in Florida, the Water Balloon Bulls-eye charity event is not to be missed, reported Sun Sentinel. The event is focused on raising money, as…
For people with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), everyday activities can sap a lot of strength. POTS is a form of dysautonomia that is characterized by a shortage of blood…
Kelley O'Brien's hands shook as she stood in her bathroom, preparing for a date. It wasn't that she was nervous, or at least, she wasn't nervous in the way that…
We came across a 2016 CBS story about Harlow, a Golden Retriever service dog on social media that had already reached over 226K Likes on Facebook. This celebrity dog shows…
Back in 2015 I was diagnosed with POTS, a form of dysautonomia. Dysauto-what? Yeah, exactly what I was thinking. After doing all my research and being super upset at what…
Who doesn’t like a good comeback story? Especially when it's about POTS? There are far, far, far too many challenges in life that can make a person come undone. From…
A quick search of the Internet will tell you that fatigue is a common symptom of almost every disease, disorder, and syndrome. There are other symptoms that tend to be…
Anger. Who doesn’t get angry? From big to small stressors in life, there are far far far too many triggers to choose from that can set us off. But, what…
Have you ever been lonely in a crowd? Have you ever been perfectly content all alone? Me too. And although it’s a little crazy to admit, I’ve also suffered from…
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?…
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,…
It’s very possible that you have found yourself in a situation where you would have liked to improve somebody's mood, but you may not have known how to do it.…
Have you ever heard the expression— “In for a dime, in for a dollar”? It basically means if a person commits to something, then he/she commits all the way. And…
Kathryn es una esposa y madre de dos niños increíbles. Ella vive con síndrome de fiebre periódica idiopática indiferenciada, urticaria inducida por el frío y síndrome de taquicardia postural (POTS).…
Got the post-Superbowl blues? Then check out these uplifting rare disease stories! One amazing young woman with cystic fibrosis got a sweet shout-out on Super Bowl Sunday, and another older…
Recently, my boyfriend and I were looking at places to go on vacation before he gets deployed. He wants to travel internationally because this is his last chance for a…
Meet Emily Deaton, de 21 años, de Mechanicsville, Virginia. Al igual que muchas personas con enfermedades invisibles, el viaje de Emily a un diagnóstico preciso era más de una pesadilla…
Me encanta postres. Su "destacado" escrito al revés. Sólo hay algo para aliviar el de ser capaz de hundir sus dientes en algo dulce. Pero cuando se les diagnostica una…
Welcome back to Editor's Choice Patient Worthians! This week we have a story on some awesome rockers that are helping out the POTS community. We also have a sweet TEDx talk…
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome does not exactly roll off the tongue, so most people refer to it as POTS. It's characterized by a sudden change of blood pressure that happens…
If we can accomplish big dreams, why wouldn’t we go after them? Just like Hannah Aspden of Raleigh, who was born without her left leg and lives with postural orthostatic…
Ser diagnosticado con una enfermedad neurológica crónica puede ser vindicación después de años de incontables visitas de especialistas, pruebas e investigaciones. Sin embargo, existe todavía un tipo de período de…
Ya know that “I’ve Fallen & I Can’t Get Up" joke? When you have postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS), jokes like that wear thin really, really, REALLY fast. What is POTS? Have…
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