1. How did your patient journey begin? I was born with kidney disease but was misdiagnosed with ‘thin basement membrane disease’ at the age of three. For most of my life I thought that was the root cause of my weakening kidneys and only recently found...
1. How did your patient journey begin? I was at an early morning workout when I suffered sudden cardiac arrest in the middle of a sprint. Two of my buddies called 911 and performed CPR until the paramedics came. After being revived I was put into...
1. How did your patient journey begin? I was on a typical Saturday run with my friend when my shoulders began hurting only a mile in. I asked to walk but the feeling grew so uncomfortable I had to sit down. My friend wanted to call...
1.How did your patient journey begin? I was born with a congenital heart defect called pulmonary atresia. I had my first open heart surgery at two days old, my second at six years old and my third at fourteen. I have been in and out of...
1. How did your patient journey begin? My journey began when I was five years old and had my first grand mal seizure. Then at ten years old I was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease (PKD). And in eighth grade I had two Harrington rods placed...
Scott is grateful to doctors & breakthrough medicine for not letting HIV cut his life short. Watch Scott's Story of Gratitude....
Jana is grateful to medical researchers, whose advances helped save her grandfather from prostate cancer. Watch Jana's Story of Gratitude....
Flo is grateful to health care professionals for renewing her health and allowing her to paint -- and dance -- once again. Watch Flo's Story of Gratitude....
