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The 2022 Social Health Award for Lifetime Achievement goes to Kristal Kent, who engages in legislative and healthcare advocacy to help the fibromyalgia and veteran communities. After developing fibromyalgia during her own military service, she
Rachel Hill, aka The Invisible Hypothyroidism, is the winner of the 2022 Social Health Award for Social Media Master. She shares about her diagnosis of autoimmune thyroid disease and why it's critical to advocate for hypothyroidism.
The winner of the 2022 Social Health Award for Revolutionary Researcher is Aaron Blocker. Aaron lives with Crohn’s disease and an ultra-rare genetic metabolic bone disease called hypophosphatasia. He uses his background in scientific research t
Mildred Velez is the founder of the Fibromyalgia Care Society of America, winners of Best Team in the 2022 Social Health Awards. Milly shares about her personal journey with fibromyalgia and how the FCSA supports others with the condition.
Ella Balasa is the 2022 winner of the Social Health Award of Healthcare Collaborator, recognizing her work of bridging the gap between industry stakeholders and healthcare consumers. Ella shares how living with CF inspired her to advocate for
Erica Carrasco is the 2022 Social Health Award Winner for Creative Contributor. Erica uses her creativity to help advocate for migraine awareness, and she talks about how her experiences with hemiplegic migraine have influenced her work and adv
The 2022 Social Health Award winner for Rookie of the Year is Jill King. Jill talks about how her advocacy work has helped her and others living with disability and the importance of finding and building community when living with challenges.
The winner of the 2022 Social Health Award for Community Cultivator is Natalie Hayden. Natalie has been sharing her experiences of living with Crohn's disease and encouraging others with inflammatory bowel disease since 2016. She talks about he
Elle is a mom of twin daughters, one of whom is living with both sickle cell disease and type 1 diabetes, and is the 2022 Social Health Award winner for Caregiving Champion. Elle shares why her advocacy work is important to her and resources fo
Melissa Talwar is the 2022 Social Health Award winner for Advocacy Trailblazer. Melissa shares how her own health challenges inspire her to advocate for others and how the Support Fibromyalgia Network supports and educates those with fibromyalg
As we learned in the last episode, psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease. It can impact more than just skin and joints. Too much inflammation from psoriatic arthritis can be associated with other symptoms such as fatigue. Over t
Psoriatic arthritis or PsA is a chronic inflammatory disease that attacks your joints on the inside and your skin on the outside. Symptoms include skin symptoms like red, scaly skin patches known as plaque psoriasis, and joint symptoms like joi
Pam Farina became a caregiver for her mom as Alzheimer's disease progressively took away her ability to care for herself. Pam shares her experience of caregiving, how and when they hired additional help, and how she now keeps her mom’s memory a
For our 50th episode, hear how several of our contributors have found strength as they face incredible challenges: Will Jones (ProstateCancer.net), Abigail Johnston (AdvancedBreastCancer.net), Wren Vandever (RheumatoidArthritis.net), Angela and
Brian Boyle is a professional hockey player who is living with Philadelphia-chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase (Ph+ CML-CP). He shares how he coped with the diagnosis and the importance of support along the way. This
Megan Barlow was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) at the age of 5. Now 28, she describes what it's like to live with CF and how advances in treatment have made a huge difference in her quality of life.
Fela Dunfee talks about life with endometriosis, chronic pain, and talking with others about your condition, including talking to your partner about how your sex life is impacted.
John has been living with asthma all his life. He shares about his experiences of avoiding triggers, how asthma has impacted his life and career, and the importance of finding a community of others with asthma.
After receiving a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer at the age of 38, Abigail Johnston has drastically changed her life to maximize her time with her family, optimize her health and well-being, and use her experience as a lawyer and advocat
Jed Finley is a special education teacher and has been living with ankylosing spondylitis since the age of 12. He shares what his life is like with AS and how he's found purpose through his condition.
Jed Finley is a special education teacher and has been living with ankylosing spondylitis since the age of 12. He shares what his life is like with AS and how he’s found purpose through his condition.
Kelly Mack has been living with rheumatoid arthritis since the age of 2, but she hasn't let it slow her down. She shares about life in her "hot rod" wheelchair, coping with treatment challenges and insensitivities, and how she keeps her positiv
Toby Smithson personally lives with diabetes and helps others with diabetes through her work as a registered dietician and certified diabetes educator.
Hear from six Health Union contributors -- Jed Finley, Jaime Holland, Hess Polanco, Kerrie Smyres, Simon Lord, and Kelly Mack -- on how a chronic condition or a life-changing diagnosis has impacted their work.
Hess Polanco shares how IBS affects him on a daily basis, how (and why) he stopped apologizing for his IBS, and why it's important to talk about the condition to break down the stigma.
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