By Lisa J. Markland Originally posted on FB in the Addison’s Disease Support Group. To respect privacy some names have been changed to initials. As the ADSG’s founder, along with the group’s admins, I’d like to let you all know of the very sad passing of several
Read more →Grieving is an inevitable part of parenting. All of our children were born their OWN person. Before their birth, all parents have dreams of what they see in their future with their kids. Most of us imagine the child growing up, having common experiences in adolescence, learning
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Being a friend to a parent of a child with special needs is not an easy task. The lives of a parent of a child with special needs are fairly chaotic, unpredictable, slightly self serving, and messy. I am a parent to a sweet little boy, and
Read more →We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership that will bring our resources in front of The Mighty‘s wide-reaching readership. We will now have a growing home page on The Mighty and appear on many stories on the site. The Mighty is a story-based health community focused on
Read more →This was orignially written for the Society for Endocrinology Monthly Newsletter by the www.aldlife.org . ALD Life has given us permission to use it here in our blog. Importance of the link between Adrenal Failure and Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) In 2001, Alex and Ayden Hunt, from East Dulwich, were diagnosed with Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD).
Read more →DAY TWENTY-FOUR, CUSHING’S AWARENESS CHALLENGE Originally written and posted on April 24, 2012 by MaryO · Comments (0)Filed under: Cushing’s Awareness Challenge 2012, Cushings Visit Cushing’s Help for more information about Cushing’s Disease I first saw a similar image to this one with the saying Life. Be in
Read more →Did the Tears Pour Because My Cortisol was Low? My last blog was HypoGal LOL about Doctors and Steroid Treatments The tears had poured down for a couple of days before my last mini adrenal crisis. The down pour of tears should have been my warning signal. But, even after
Read more →Abram Iman: Gift of Peace & Good Will On Dec. 17th, 2011, Abram Iman celebrated his 10th birthday by making gifts for seriously ill children. These weren’t just any gifts, but carefully crafted, heartfelt gifts that Abram says – “just made me happy.” The shy, soft-spoken boy
Read more →Growing up with Adrenal Insufficiency I was diagnosed with adrenal insufficiency, when I was seven years old. All I remember about that time is going to the doctor a lot and having to get my blood drawn, which like any kid, I detested. I was extremely lucky
Read more →Five Challenges with Cushing’s Disease Challenges are unique to every individual, but when you stop to think about what a person with Cushing’s has to go through every day, you run into challenges you wouldn’t expect with a healthy person. Today I’ll talk about
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