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Type-2 diabetes diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Diabetes (Type 2)

Type-2 diabetes diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Nov 22, 2019

Our members affected by Type-2 Diabetes tell the story of their diagnosis. Symptoms, emotions, examinations and relationships with their doctors....

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Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease: “The bleeding can be hard to live with, but I stay positive no matter what!”

Rendu-Osler-Weber disease

Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease: “The bleeding can be hard to live with, but I stay positive no matter what!”

Nov 14, 2019

Pierre lives with a very rare genetic illness. Learn more about his story, his symptoms and his treatments, as well as his daily life and how he stays positive in spite of his...

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COPD diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

COPD

COPD diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Nov 11, 2019 • 1 comment

Carenity members affected by COPD tell the story of their diagnosis: Symptoms, emotions, examinations, quality of care, and more. Read Carenity members' experiences with their COPD diagnosis and...

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My battle with Fibromyalgia: an eternal struggle between hope and depression

Fibromyalgia

My battle with Fibromyalgia: an eternal struggle between hope and depression

Nov 8, 2019

Rosaline recounts her fibromyalgia journey and how she continues to strive to live a normal and active life with her husband at her...

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Patient Testimonial: Cluneal Neuralgia - The pain is still there, but so is the fight to stay positive

Cervicobrachial neuralgia
Chronic pain
Endometriosis
Pudendal neuralgia
Radiculopathy
Sciatica

Patient Testimonial: Cluneal Neuralgia - The pain is still there, but so is the fight to stay positive

Nov 7, 2019

Suffering from cluneal neuralgia, preventing her from sitting down, Peggy agreed to talk to us about her symptoms and her fight to live a normal life....

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Type 1 diabetes diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Diabetes (Type 1)

Type 1 diabetes diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Nov 6, 2019 • 1 comment

Type 1 Diabetes is a commonly diagnosed illness. What are patients' feelings on their diagnosis journey: the delivery of the diagnosis, misdiagnoses, patient care, treatment, and more....

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Living better with Parkinson’s disease with alternative medicine and therapy

Parkinson's disease

Living better with Parkinson’s disease with alternative medicine and therapy

Oct 30, 2019

When Claire learned she had Parkinson’s disease, she set out to understand the signs her body had been sending her. Discover how in her...

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“I decided to pull myself up because I couldn’t accept a lower quality of life either physically or emotionally”

Asthma
COPD

“I decided to pull myself up because I couldn’t accept a lower quality of life either physically or emotionally”

Oct 28, 2019 • 2 comments

Walking, losing weight and carefully following his doctor’s orders: when faced with COPD, Joel refused to let the condition get him down! In his testimonial he talks about his fight to live a...

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Expert Interview: All you wanted to know about Occupational Therapy

Expert Interview: All you wanted to know about Occupational Therapy

Oct 24, 2019

Occupational therapist, Jessica Saint-Martin’s helps patients re-master their everyday tasks, giving them a renewed sense of autonomy. She accepted to talk to us about the benefits her profession...

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What is Biologic Therapy? Focus on Inflammatory Diseases

Ankylosing spondylitis
Crohn's disease
Psoriasis
Psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis

What is Biologic Therapy? Focus on Inflammatory Diseases

Oct 24, 2019

To reduce the severity of psoriasis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn’s disease or even polyarthritis symptoms, some physicians may prescribe biologic therapy. But how does it...

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Multiple sclerosis and misdiagnosis: One patient’s long journey

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis and misdiagnosis: One patient’s long journey

Oct 21, 2019 • 1 comment

The sooner patients begin treatment, the better the long term prognosis. But Chrystele had to wait 26...

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Ankylosing Spondylitis: A long wait for treatments that barely work

Ankylosing spondylitis
Arthritis

Ankylosing Spondylitis: A long wait for treatments that barely work

Oct 17, 2019

Carole went from physician to physician before finally finding one who took her chronic pain seriously. But even after she was properly diagnosed, the relief she hoped for never...

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