Last summer, I was sitting on my deck, reading the NY Daily News (don't judge me; I've been reading it since I was six years old), and I came upon…
What is it about inspiration? Where does it come from? If you are living with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), you may want to feel moved, and then to use that…
I’ve been there. You’ve been there. We’ve all been there. And I’m thinking it’s a safe bet to say that we all hate it. We all know the feeling. When…
Okay, I’m about to start this article with a very microcosmic example of a much larger medical solution. A couple of weeks ago, I was following Ray Charles’ lead and…
When it comes to evaluating websites to help you cope with how postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) affects your life, what’s your approach? Here’s what I look for (in order of…
Es una especie de insignia de honor cuando una enfermedad rara consigue tiempo de emisión en un programa de televisión quira a nivel internacional . Y tal vez los médicos…
When your kids become adults, does being their mother stop? If you ask Susannah Prater, the answer is a resounding, “Absolutely not!” The Waverly News tells us that Susannah is a…
Flip through any beauty magazine and all you'll see are women under that age of 30 selling skin creams, anti-aging products, make-up designed to capture that special glow of youth.…
When you're single, it seems like everyone on the planet is in a relationship. You see people holding hands, sitting side-by-side on the park bench, pushing babies in strollers. You…
While Trey Finomore, a preteen from Colorado, was visiting family in Ohio, his parents noticed he was collecting a lot of bruises. Most of the time, it's expected kids will…
Every year, my friend, Meg Marlowe, participates in the Walk to Defeat ALS, which benefits research for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Meg's a great person, but beyond that, she has a very personal reason…
For 26 years, police officer Dave Clement, put his life on the line every day for the people of Seattle. He often worked with the poorest of the poor, helping to…
For many, the 21st Century Cures Act could mean the difference between life and death: It will give patients access to drugs that they previously didn't have. Personally, I am…
¿Se ha sentido perdido en su propio cuerpo alguna vez? ¿Alguna vez ha perdido temporalmente su audiencia debido a la masiva sonando en los oídos? ¿Usted ha tenido el mundo…
PatientWorthy se ha unido a CysticLife.org para poner de relieve algunos de los miembros de su comunidad increíble! CysticLife.org surgió de un blog iniciado por CF paciente, Ronnie Sharpe, para…
Are you a person living with trigeminal neuralgia (TN)? Are you aware of the Facial Pain Association (FPA)? Well, you should be. This organization is incredible!! Focused on people with TN, this…
Alguna vez has tenido uno de esos días en los que no se sentía muy entusiasmado acerca de su vida? Tú sabes de qué estoy hablando. Los blues de ho-hum.…
He estado usando los sitios de citas por Internet durante los últimos once años. También he estado tratando con una enfermedad rara y sin diagnosticar durante los últimos cinco años…
I used to work with a woman who had a houseful of kids, so she always had an interesting story to tell. One story that stands out to me is…
How many of us are guilty of spending countless hours just scrolling through Facebook? I know I'm guilty of that. Just checking out pictures and watching videos. It's great to see…
Lately, I haven’t been particularly mindful of hope. In truth, sometimes I feel like it’s more suited to children’s fairy tales. But the more I’ve turned the issue around in…
Growing up in the New York City area, the fear of ticks was drummed into me. The tiny little buggers could hitchhike home with us tucked in the waistband of…
Una de las partes frustrantes de tener la enfermedad de Behçet es que puede afectar a muchas partes diferentes del cuerpo. Y a diferencia de otras condiciones que sólo pueden…
If you have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), life can get a bit complicated. Between doctors not knowing what you have to trying to figure out what treatments to use, it can…
If you had the opportunity to gaze into a crystal ball and see the future, would you do it? And if you did, and you noticed something amiss, would you…
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