I am a 62 year old woman who has been happily married to my husband, Tom, for 40 years. We have 3 children, and I have recently been diagnosed with calciphylaxis, a very uncommon disease. Calciphylaxis usually shows up when one is experiencing renal failure (5th stage); however, I have never had kidney problems of any kind. My dermatologist took a biopsy of lesions I have...
Diagnosed with bladder cancer June 2006. Was supposed to be quick and easy TURBT. Had to redo 6 weeks later. Had blocked kidney from scar tissue. Took 2 attempts to put in a stent and then once that was removed another tumor found in my ovary. Result...total hysterectomy which led to a major DVT. Couldn't walk w/o crutches for 4 months but just as I was healing from that, I saw more blood in the...
I am a Cancer Survivor, was diagnosed with cancer when I was 2 years of age. The Lord, has kept me around for another 23 years. I have found my purpose, which is to help those that have gone through some hardships just like I have. I have a blog where I share my thoughts and knowledge and I give people hope and inspiration.
I am a Traditional Naturopath, founder of Laguna Natural Health, educator, talk show host, natural health writer, environmental activist and consumer advocate.
This information is provided for general educational purposes only and is not intended to constitute medical advice or counseling, the practice of medicine including psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy or the provision of health...
I suffered from and eating disorder for many years. My intention now is to become an eating disorder recovery coach. Here is a short story of my journey.
My ed started in about 4th or 5th grade after another one of our moves. I started spending all my allowance on candy and stashing it in my room. I also started playing sick from school so I could stay home and eat while everyone was gone....
Gale Tern is a freelance writer and author of two books. My most recent book is entitled "Cure Your Chronic Pain: The Ultimate 7-Day Program for Arthritis, Gout, Lupus & Other Chronic Diseases". I have suffered from and overcome osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, kidney stones, and sciatica using natural healing methods. In fact, it was due to the failure of conventional...
Tina lives in the Mission District in San Francisco, CA and is a postdoctoral fellow in
the Taylor Lab at Stanford University. Her research involves developing and applying methods
to quantify in vivo deformations of normal and diseased thoracic aortas using gated-CT
imaging data, which may allow us to understand the biomechanical environment and
progression of disease of the aorta. She will...
The mission of the American Kidney Fund (AKF) is to provide direct, treatment-related financial assistance to kidney patients who are in need, and to provide health education to people with, or at-risk for, kidney disease.
The American Kidney Fund was founded in 1971 to save the life of one person who needed help paying for dialysis. Thirty-seven years later, AKF has become the leading source...
