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Pancreatitis, Small Fiber Neuropathy, MCAS, Sjogren’s and More: Jo’s Health Journey So Far
In 2017, Jo began experiencing intense pain under her rib cage that traveled to her back, as if she was being impaled. She had complained of various pains throughout her life that doctors always brush
Living with Multiple Autoimmune Diseases
According to the National Library of Medicine, about 25 percent of patients with an autoimmune disease will develop additional autoimmune diseases. That is definitely true of this weeks podcast guest
Micah’s Breakthrough Adult-Onset Epilepsy Improved Dramatically With a Responsive Neurostimulation System (RNS)
As a child, Micah would experience episodes where he would space out or become manic in class, leading his teachers to assume he had a mood disorder. He would have night terrors where his consciousnes
Living with Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Joey Torre lives with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a painful, chronic skin condition that affects up to 2% of the population. The disease causes the formation of bumps, lesions, or boils in sweat gl
After Cavernous Malformation Surgery on Her Brain, Christina Developed Hypertrophic Olivary Degeneration
When Christina turned 40 she suddenly started having migraines every day. She was going to work as an accountant dealing with spreadsheets and math, while splitting headaches turned each day into rele
Author Alexis Kline Discusses Her Chronic Illness and How It Informed Her Latest Book
As a child, Alexis Kline hoped to one day be a professional soccer player. That all changed at 12 years old during soccer tryouts when Alexis started feeling so weak and sore that she needed to visit
Years After Being Propped Up as a Bipolar Success Story, Genevieve Questions the Messaging She Was Directed To Share
As a senior in high school, Genevieve won an essay contest writing about the changes shed like to see with the stigma surrounding bipolar disorder. This brought her to the attention of a foundation a
Crohn’s Disease and Deep Vein Thrombosis Inspired Douglas To Become a Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Sex Therapist
Throughout his life, Douglas had been plagued by random episodes of fever, but they usually passed on their own and he was able to mostly ignore them. That all changed in his late 20s, when a particul
Bekah’s Chronic Illness Was Misdiagnosed As Anxiety for Years
Bekahs mysterious illness kicked into full gear when they were 14 years old. While cooking food one day they suddenly became extremely hot, fell to the floor and realized they were too weak to get ba
Country Music Rising Star Annie Vander on Her Battle With CRPS
Annie Vander is a country music up-and-comer, whos latest single Falling into Nashville has been featured on the Music Row Country Breakout Chart. Just a few years ago Annie had no idea that her li