Thursday, August 16, 2012

In Loving Memory: Kym Grupido

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Thank you to Boise Glow for Cushing's Awareness for sharing Kym's story as part of their continued efforts to draw attention to t...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

A Cushie's Life

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Pituitary Patient Sues for Misdiagnosis

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Pituitary tumors are not as rare as people think. Studies of autopsy reports show that up to 20% of the population -- one in five people --...
Saturday, July 28, 2012

Boom & Bust: Stress Fuels Market Crisis

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As a blogger and patient advocate, I always strive to explain the Cushing's experience in a way that caregivers, family and friends wi...
Saturday, July 21, 2012

Boise Glow for Cushing's Awareness

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Our friends at Boise Glow for Cushing's Awareness are doing an awesome job creating awareness for Cushing's in their corner of th...
Thursday, July 19, 2012

Another Doctor Appointment Goes South

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Thanks to a fellow Cushie for making this. It is important to show friends and family how dismissive doctors are towards Cush...
Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Gambling on a Cushing's Diagnosis: What are the Odds?

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A Cushing’s friend of mine recently asked what we can say to our doctors to explain why we think we have Cushing’s. The Cushing’s community...
Friday, July 6, 2012

"Pituitary Disorders, the Often Missed Diagnosis"

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"Pituitary Disorder:  the Often Missed Diagnosis" Dr. Lewis Blevins is the medical director of the California Center for Pitu...
Thursday, July 5, 2012

Less Fat, Still Weak after Cushing's

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Good news.  Fat decreases after wild, errant cortisol overproduction from Cushing's is stopped. Just like we Cushies t...
Wednesday, July 4, 2012

A Cushie's Job: Trudging through the Medical Literature

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If you have spent any amount of time on this blog, you will know that I am patient advocate who encourages you to be the most informed and ...
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

A Truncated Life or A Path with Purpose

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With all this time today online on a laptop (instead of my iPhone), I stumbled onto my post announcing here that the  second ...
Monday, July 2, 2012

I Hate You, Cushing's Disease

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Hi everyone. Sorry for such a long absence. In this past, I take time off from writing when I myself am too sick to talk about Cushing's...
Friday, June 1, 2012

"It is Literally Impossible for You to Have Cushing's"

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As much as these patient-made videos cause me to cheer, I am quickly infuriated at how endocrinologists get away with dismiss...
Thursday, May 31, 2012

Our Friend Jordy Tells His Cushing's Story of Multiple Surgeries

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Our Friend Sherry Shares her Cushing's Story

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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Chanelle hits the news again

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I just love this fireball Chanelle.  You have seen her featured here in several posts ( here ,  here ,  here , and  here ). W...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Cushing's Support Group

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Forwarded for those Northern California Cushies: Join us for our Cushing’s Support Group. Pituitary Center at Sta...
Monday, May 14, 2012

Day 14: Around the Cushie World in 30 days -- AI

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Today we visit Vanessa again, where she recounts her day suffering from the adrenal insufficiency, an issue many Cushing's patients face...
Sunday, May 13, 2012

Day 13: Around the Cushie World in 30 Days

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Hello. Today we visit Robin again, where you talks about the need for awareness for Cushing's.  Why do we work so hard ju...