After years of just ‘running, running,’ a crisis led to a lupus diagnosis. Now she connects others
Teenagers don’t get arthritis. That’s what Tiffany Peterson kept hearing as that dreadful feeling in…
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A disabled artist’s journey from ‘Oh, sorry’ to social justice activism
Sonya Rio-Glick was born three months and six days premature, alongside her twin, in the…
A scholar of the patient ‘revolution’ tracks the arc from powerlessness to influence
At the end of each chapter in “Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led…
A brain injury turns a writer into an ‘activated patient’ focused on the beauty of the now
How old is Claire Snyman? “I am now…” she says with pause. “I always have…
With a rare immunodeficiency disease, a performer and patient advocate learned lessons the hard way
When asked where he’s from, Casey Warford often waffles. He was born in San Antonio,…
An uncommon thyroid diagnosis led to an unexpected, all-too-visible side effect
Annie Larsson, 40, is no stranger to chronic conditions. She was diagnosed with type 1…
A psychologist’s lifetime of challenging assumptions while living with paralysis
Nikki Saltzburg was born three months premature while her parents were vacationing in Bermuda. With…
A rare disease has run through five generations of his family, so he’s built community for others
For Jack Johnson, getting diagnosed with Fabry disease at age 7 was more of a…
An artist uses the canvas to make sense of her partner’s illness, and her own
For Lauryn Welch, a 32-year-old artist with roots in New Hampshire, painting and chronic illness…
When confronted with mysterious illness in college, ‘Chronically Catherine’ started writing
“Living With” explores the contours of life with chronic illness, from the prelude to diagnosis to…
‘A different type of fatigue’: One woman’s Parkinson’s diagnosis is a test of flexibility and gratitude
“Living With” explores the contours of life with chronic illness, from the prelude to diagnosis…
Lessons from a thriving physical therapist to a younger self just learning about multiple sclerosis
“Living With” explores the contours of life with chronic illness, from the prelude to diagnosis…