Great blog about POTS, EDS and family...making it all work! … [Read more...] about Potsie Mama
Coping
Should dysautonomia patients get the flu vaccine?
Download NowIt's a tough call for many of us -- should dysautonomia patients get the flu vaccine? We often times will flare with symptoms after the vaccine, but is the flare worse than the flare we'd experience with the flu? It's a decision each one of us grapples with every year! Here's an abstract concerning this tendency to flare. … [Read more...] about Should dysautonomia patients get the flu vaccine?
Patient Develops Dysautonomia When Struck by Lightning
Download Now A patient develops dysautonomia when struck by lightening. No one knows why he develops Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome! ;) … [Read more...] about Patient Develops Dysautonomia When Struck by Lightning
Inspiring! A 15 year old creates detection device for deadly cancers!
Jack Andraka, age 15, wins Intel ISEF award for his device to detect some cancers earlier, more quickly and at a drastically reduced cost than traditional testing. He is my inspiration. Do you doubt that a (geeky) therapeutic optometrist could uncover the layers of many 'invisible illnesses'? Please keep your minds open! Innovative thinking can occur in unexpected places. A … [Read more...] about Inspiring! A 15 year old creates detection device for deadly cancers!
Illness Sucks but I find the Funny!
Dealing with a chronic (especially invisible) illness can be more than trying! Need a chuckle? I love this site to share some of our outrageous and silly moments. Enjoy! … [Read more...] about Illness Sucks but I find the Funny!