Bipolar Disorder: A Patient’s Perspective
Nichole Howson felt the effects of bipolar disorder when she was a teenager, but it wasn’t until she was 20 that she was diagnosed. Fortunately, Nichole got the treatment she needed and is now a successful businesswoman and helps others with the disorder.
Prostheses: A Patient’s Perspective
After losing his hand, wrist and partial forearm in an accident, Dr. Robert Doty struggled with the decision to undergo multiple surgeries to reestablish function of his limb or to amputate.
Measles: A Patient’s Perspective
IN 2015, Jannae Yslas-Roach’s private decision to forgo vaccinations for her four children exploded into a public debate after she and her husband, Aaron, took their family to Disneyland for five days in mid-December. “It was to be the big Christmas present for the kids,” she recalls. But what the Kearny, Ariz., family didn’t realize […]
Male Breast Cancer: A Patient’s Perspective
When Michael Singer was diagnosed with breast cancer at 50 years old, he was embarrassed. But, he soon learned his voice could make a difference for the 1 percent of men affected by this disease.
Treating Neuropathy with IVIG: A Patient’s Perspective
Dominick Spatafora, who suffers from lower motor neuron syndrome, founded the Neuropathy Action Foundation to educate patients and providers about neuropathy and empower them to become their own advocates.
Medical Marijuana: A Patient’s Perspective
This former cancer patient says medical marijuana is the reason she was able to survive stage 3 ovarian cancer.
Hemophilia: A Patient’s Perspective
National Hemophilia Foundation CEO Val Bias has been living with hemophilia since birth, and now advocates for other hemophilia patients.
Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Patient’s Perspective
After an active, 24- year-old grad student was exposed to deadly flesh-eating bacteria, she lost all her limbs. Today she runs a nonprofit to help others over come life-altering physical disabilities.
HIV in Older Adults: A Patient’s Perspective
Reginald Brown was diagnosed with HIV 31 years ago and told he had two years to live. Today, he is healthy due to the life-saving cocktail made available in 1997.
Telemedicine: A Patient’s Perspective
Since being diagnosed with multiple conditions, Jamie Stewart has continued-care telemedicine visits with his doctor every six months to avoid a 400-mile round-trip drive to his doctor’s office.
