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People sharing stories of grit, change and hope

A scientific approach to being a patient: asking questions, making decisions and helping others


I am a scientist, currently working on my PhD in biomechanics For a large...

by Emily McIntosh April 26

Building community: One shared experience at a time


I first began exhibiting symptoms of what I now know is Rapid Cycling...

by Maya Northern Augelli January 9

Wondering Why by Bryce Olson


We are thrilled to share the first-ever #WTFix music video by 2018...

by Anna Greene June 5

It’s all in the data: My journey with integrative medicine


Like many patients, my chronic illness journey has been an ever-evolving...

by Lilly Stairs May 14

Homebound for 11 years due to rare illness, man invents his own surgery to become medical miracle


It struck the summer after Doug Lindsay’s junior year of college If...

by Heather Burton May 4

Stop the flashy GIFS


A few years ago, I developed a seizure disorder known as migralepsy One of...

by Barby Ingle April 26

My journey with Central Pain Syndrome (CPS)


My Central Pain Syndrome (CPS) journey started with a stroke in the...

by Lisa Davis-Budzinski April 24

Woman with hyperactive thyroid invents app to monitor stress and reverses her levels


“It was as if I had been placed in someone else's body,” recalls...

by Heather Burton April 10

Migraines vs pain in the pagers


Twenty-four hours post-op from a nerve decompression surgery for migraines...

by Kimberly Hartmann March 16

We don’t do your kind here: Navigating hair salons with Psoriasis


I’ve had psoriatic arthritis for more than 20 years but I’ve lived...

by Diane Talbert March 7

Dad and daughter build robotic arm and share lesson of a lifetime


It all happened so fast Five-year-old Lorelei appeared to have a...

by Heather Burton February 13

Sequence me! How one person turned to precision medicine to fight advanced cancer


Had Bryce Olson simply followed his medical team’s advice, chances are...

by Heather Burton February 6