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Chronic Illness Journey Patients Rising Stories

WEBDespite being a RN, my chronic illness journey is like so many women, filled with misdiagnosis, medical gaslighting and inadequate treatment. I also watched as my mom …

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Ménière’s Disease Diagnosis Patients Rising Now

WEBI had had Ménière’s disease for several years and learned I was born with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, but didn't get diagnosed with either until 20 years old. From there, I started …

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Illness Misdiagnosed & Misunderstood Patients Rising Stories

WEBMy Story. My name is Kaitlyn and in 2018 during my first year of college, my illnesses started to really pop up in my life. I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in 2020 right …

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Caregiver for Chronically Ill Patients Rising Stories

WEBLearn how to stop and listen to the chronically ill and/or disabled person. Their stories are integral to learning how to best come alongside to offer actual help and also to improve …

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Healthcare in America Patient Advocacy Patients Rising Stories

WEBOur goal is to connect other patients, caregivers, physicians, the media, health policy experts and allied healthcare professions — in order to elicit discussions of realistic …

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PANDAS: ultra rare diagnosis and the journey after

WEBThis resulted in many mental health issues including ADHD, OCD, Tourette's/tics, depression, anxiety, dyslexia, dyscalculia, issues reading social cues, insomnia, suicidal …

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Healthcare Issues Patient Voices Patients Rising Stories

WEBShare your insights, challenges and what keeps you going. Share Your Story. PATIENTS RISING STORIES. 700 12th St. NW 700, Suite 700. Washington, DC 20005. 202-750 …

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Smiling Despite the Pain

WEBA smile through pain is a conscious choice to choose joy, however fleeting, in that moment. It's a common chronic pain phrase to say that you paste on a "fake smile" to get through …

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Scleroderma Health Literacy Patients Rising Stories

WEBScleroderma is an autoimmune condition that causes fibrosing of the skin and internal organs. It is a terminal illness of which there is currently no cure. The word scleroderma …

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Medical Gaslighting had me doubting my disease

WEBOne time is easy to compartmentalize or explain away; experiencing gaslighting repeatedly causes so much pain. I began to question every symptom I had. I began to doubt how I …

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Assisted Living Residence vs Personal Care Home: What's the …

WEBThere are fundamental differences between a personal care home (PCH) and an assisted living residence (ALR). In Pennsylvania, both types of homes are licensed under the …

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Chronic pain and how it changed my life

WEBRecently, opioid hysteria has led to altered prescribing guidelines, making it harder for chronic & intractable pain patients to obtain opioids for pain relief, even if they had …

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Intravenous Immunoglobulin for life

WEBMy primary physician prescribed antibiotics based on a culture that revealed a staph infection. Within a week, I felt much better, my cough cleared, and I got on with life…for …

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy – fighting for what’s right

WEBMy Story. My sons were diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) when attending a parochial school in our community. This wasn’t our first family diagnosis of a …

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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patients Rising Stories

WEBMy Story. In January 2018, we relocated to Colorado Springs, Colorado for my husband’s job. My earliest memory of difficulty breathing was when we arrived in Colorado. One …

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More than one diagnosis at a time

WEBLooms for Lupus is a non-profit corporation providing resources and awareness to minority families and those affected by Lupus, Fibromyalgia, Mental health and other …

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Submit Your Patient Story Patient Voices Patients Rising Stories

WEBPatients Rising Stories allows you to search and browse our innovative patient voices map and submit your patient story.

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Occipital Neuralgia

WEBON is a condition, usually caused by a whiplash injury, where the occipital nerves that lie in the back of your head become inflamed and compressed. Some symptoms include …

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