Overcoming Medical Trauma with IBD
“I remember trying to explain that I wasn’t feeling well and then downplayed it for just being tired because I’m used to doing that.”
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Mental HealthMay 19, 2020Orexo and Lyfebulb Partner During Unprecedented Times to Help Those Struggling with Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders
The first initiative includes in-depth patient research to better understand current patient issues and areas of unmet needs primed for innovation.
IBDMay 17, 20207 Things You Shouldn’t Say to Someone with IBD
IBD is a pretty hard thing to deal with. As an invisible illness, people can’t see everything going on inside my body. My body is waging a war against itself and no one can see it when they first look at me. I’ve gotten quite a few reactions when I tell someone about my ulcerative colitis.
TransplantationMay 15, 2020Hannah’s Story: Heart Failure and Sepsis at Age 28, ‘It’s HER heart that keeps me alive’
I was completely healthy and unaware of what it was like to live with any sort of illness. I was the annoying person who had never been prescribed antibiotics, never went to to the doctor, and never needed any days off from work. I wasn’t sick. Ever.
Chronic IllnessMay 14, 2020Thoughts on Wine Consumption During Social Isolation with a Chronic Disease
I woke up this morning, eager to read the Wednesday NY times, since it includes the Food section, which I enjoy for its reviews of restaurants, recipes and great interviews. Naturally, this week, restaurants were not the focus, but instead, recipes were as well as what you can do while at home. I was surprised to see the article about drinking wine at home, in isolation.
Mental HealthMay 13, 2020How to Stay Emotionally Connected During Social Isolation
In just a matter of days the world turned topsy-turvy. Last week I was in the Rhône Valley visiting vineyards for a work assignment with little access to world news.
Chronic IllnessMay 12, 20205 Natural Ways to Help Deal with Your Chronic Pain
When you’re suffering from chronic pain, chances are you’ll go to great lengths to relieve the pain. However, there are lots of small, natural steps you can take that can help you manage your pain.
TransplantationMar 13, 2020Adjusting to Loneliness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This morning, as I woke up to a grey sky with rain hanging in the air, just waiting to fall, I felt down. I am often affected by weather, the long winters in Sweden were definitely not good for me, darkness scares me and makes me feel cold and vulnerable.
CancerFeb 27, 2020Inside the Patient Entrepreneur’s Mind: Sangeeta Agarawal RN, MS
“Inside the Patient Entrepreneur’s Mind” offers key insights into chronic disease and mission-driven entrepreneurship by some of the most innovative patient entrepreneurs in the world.
DiabetesFeb 7, 2020Inside the Patient Entrepreneur’s Mind: Liz Sacco
Managing a chronic illness is challenging, whether it is your own or a loved one’s. Starting and …
CancerJan 31, 2020Lyfebulb and Helsinn Announce the Winners of the Third Annual Lyfebulb-Helsinn Cancer Innovation Summit & Award
Lyfebulb and Helsinn Announce the Winners of the Third Annual Lyfebulb-Helsinn Cancer Innovation Summit & Award MONACO, …
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