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Josy’s Story

By Teresa Rosenbohm My daughter, Josy, has been ill since before sixth grade. In seventh grade the symptoms were worsening, eighth grade was horrible, and freshman year was unbearable and filled with severe depression. Now in her sophomore year, we finally have a diagnosis and she can look to her future with hope, but what […]

Treatment is a Team Effort — Part 4 of a Series

Information provided by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Diagnosing and treating lupus is a team effort of the patient and numerous specialists including a rheumatologist and clinical immunologist. As treatment progresses, nurses, psychologists, social workers, nephrologists, cardiologists, hematologists, endocrinologists, dermatologists, and/or neurologists, may also be needed. A primary care doctor, […]

“Diabetes Motivated Me to Change My Life”

By Linda Barlow, Genesis U.S. News: Genesis a “top performer” in endocrinology and diabetes care Chris Hermann will tell you that having Type 2 diabetes is the best thing to ever happen to his health. His diabetes diagnosis motivated him to reverse the self-destructive snacking and sedentary lifestyle that had caused his weight to balloon […]