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Disease Kate Across America Patient Story mast cell activation syndrome

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome and It’s...

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) isn’t an easy...

Kate Across America Patient Story breast cancer Illinois inequities in healthcare

Beating Cancer Despite the Inequities in...

Kate visited with Angela of Illinois. They talked about...

Inequity Patient Story medical discrimination medical prejudice

Discrimination In The Doctor’s Office...

I know that prejudices happen in the medical community,...

Kate Across America Patient Story

Doing What She Must To Fight Multiple Sclerosis

Kate Across America takes us to Massachusettes this week...

Patient Story Patients Rising University liver cancer liver disease NAFLD NASH

Anthony’s Liver Versus Non-Alcoholic...

This is the story of Anthony Villiotti’s liver, and...

Disease Healthcare Costs Patient Story Patients Rising University t1d type one diabetes

Diabetes: Cost, Agency, and a Need for Change

This story comes from Franee, a type one diabetic who...

Inequity Patient Story Diabetes diabetic stigmatization

Living ‘With’ Diabetes, But...

Rebecca’s mother endured Diabetic shaming from her doctor.

Disease Patient Story Hypoparathyroidism

Endings And The Beginning Of A Life Of Advocacy

Hello Readers. This is the story of (and by) Bari Vapnek.

Disease Patient Story migraine

How Hard Is It To Live With Migraine Disease

Living with Migraine Is Hard. “Oh, it’s only a...

Community Buidling Patient Story chronic illness LGBTQIA youth issues in healthcare

Coming out Chronic: Advice for how to let people...

Coming out Chronic: coming out advice for talking about...

Patient Story Body Dysmorphia

How You See Me and How I See Me: Body Dysmorphia

Body dysmorphia – I’ve struggled with mine for 13...

Disease Patient Story Gastroparesis

You Can’t See My Paralyzed Stomach, but...

I’m sure you haven’t heard of it, but I was diagnosed...

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