Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month seems like the best possible time to not only educate about MG and spread awareness but also to bring hope and share stories of overcoming challenges and defeating the urge to give up. If there is one thing we at FindMeCure love doing for our readership it's sharing patients' personal experience, presenting stories with real-life happy…
Men’s Health Week concludes on the 16th of June when we celebrate Father’s Day. To spread awareness during this time of the year, we talk about health issues that predominantly affect men or the impact our culturally coded gender norms have on men’s health. Last year it was Time To Talk About Masculinity and Health and we addressed the way…
As one concerned boyfriend of a Myasthenia Gravis patient once noted on an MG forum, there is not a lot of information out there about how myasthenia can impact a person’s sex life. To be fair, MG manifests in a variety of different ways depending on the individual, so to write something that would be relevant to every patient is…
It’s Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month and in the spirit of spreading awareness, we’d like to bring to your attention some hurtful myths about MG. We hope that by better understanding what myasthenia patients experience, you can develop a deeper sensitivity about their struggle and treat them with much-needed compassion. MG Awareness Month was started by the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of…
A Myasthenic crisis (MC) is an emergency experienced by some Myasthenia gravis patients within the first year of being diagnosed. If you’re new to the whole MG thing and you want to know what to do if you happen to be one of the unlucky 15-20% of patients who have an MC at least once in their lifetime you might…
Over the last year, we’ve discussed IBD extensively here, on the FindMeCure blog. From current, at the time, trends in treatment and recruiting clinical trials or drugs being developed to practical advice on how to come to terms with your diagnosis and take better care of yourself in your new situation, we have covered a lot of topics. We talk…
