Patient Focus Articles
The Johnsons look like a picture-perfect family, but behind the smiles, this family faces the daily challenges, heartbreak and loss that come with a diagnosis of primary immunodeficiency
Tom Robinson refused to passively accept his diagnosis of debilitating Crohn’s disease and instead embarked on a journey that not only restored his health but launched a new career.
Results from a routine physical permanently altered the course of Jacques Whitfield’s life by revealing he was HIV positive. But for this patient-turned-advocate, promoting prevention has become his life’s passion.
High school athlete Jessica Hayes was healthy, active and had no family history of blood disorders. Her sudden-onset diagnosis of acquired hemophilia demonstrates the unpredictable nature of this rare and often life-threatening disease.
After being misdiagnosed with indigestion, Carolyn Thomas lived to tell what it’s like to be a heart attack survivor. Her mission? To help other women foil this all-too-common killer.
A rare neuromuscular disease left once-active senior Thelma Christison too weak to get out of bed. But intravenous immune globulin has helped her to significantly recover
Once considered a “super drug,” antibiotics are becoming increasingly ineffective against a host of new “super bugs.” Retiree Betty Gordon provides a glimpse into what it’s like to live with a growing list of relentless infections.
If you think Alzheimer’s disease affects only the very elderly, think again. Early-onset Alzheimer’s can strike in midlife, with devastating consequences. But hope is on the horizon.
For patients like Curtis Pease who depend on immune globulin infusions, finding the right infusion setting can help streamline treatment and improve quality of life.
Living with a rare bleeding disorder, Jennifer Wakefield has found meaning and purpose helping others cope with chronic illness.