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Living with gastroparesis

I was diagnosed with gastroparesis in 2006.  November of 2016 I started throwing up and did for 3 months. Lost 50lbs in that time period.… Continue reading Living with gastroparesis

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Tierney’s Story

I have a rare disease called pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP).  It affects one in 400,000 if you have the “common” form of it, which is… Continue reading Tierney’s Story

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Tierney’s Story

I have a rare disease called pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP).  It affects one in 400,000 if you have the “common” form of it, which is… Continue reading Tierney’s Story

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Brain Lesions Story

Cavernous Angiomas are raspberry-like blood vessels in the brain that ooze blood. This is my story in the video.

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Hirschwhat???

I was beginning to think Emma would never make her appearance. 5 days after my due date, June 5th, I was induced, and my sweet,… Continue reading Hirschwhat???

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Brain disease

I have Cavernous Angiomas. This is an ultra rare disease that causes raspberry-like lesions that ooze blood the brain. The people that have this disease… Continue reading Brain disease

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Ataxia will not define me

In my early forties I started noticing changes in my gait. Large steps and feeling I was going to fall. After 2 years of tests… Continue reading Ataxia will not define me

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GBS/CIDP/LUPUS WARRIOR

In May of 2006 I was playing hand ball with my little girl in our apartment complex. The symptoms came on all at once and I… Continue reading GBS/CIDP/LUPUS WARRIOR

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My PNETs Story

They say that having a Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor (PNET) makes me a Zebra in medical terms. As I began to do research, I came to… Continue reading My PNETs Story

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