Holden is one of these kids whose parents are brave enough to take a risk both for his own benefit and for the children outside of clinical trials who nevertheless might need the drug in development. Holden is fighting Crohn’s disease - a kind of inflammatory bowel disease, which causes abdominal pain, severe, sometimes bloody diarrhea, weight loss, and malnutrition.…
Being diagnosed with a life-long chronic disease can be emotionally overwhelming. Amidst all the confusion, anxiety, shock, and denial one question persists - “What will my life look like now?”. Whether you have Crohn’s or Ulcerative colitis, an IBD requires some diet and lifestyle changes, regular monitoring, finding the right treatment for you and learning to live with at least…
In his book “The Art of Loving” social philosopher Erich Fromm says that the only way to overcome loneliness and isolation is to form a genuine connection with another person, one which is based on openly sharing our deepest emotional truths with each other. We’ve noticed that loneliness and isolation are huge themes in the IBD community, as is depression.…
“I tried everything, I really did. I even tried this new treatment that I got in Spain because it wasn’t yet available here”, one of our team members’ close friends said about his Crohn’s disease progression. “It was supposed to do miracles but it didn’t work on me at all. I got so anxious, I began provoking my flare-ups in…
Although the Pain Awareness Month already passed, we at FindMeCure want to reserve a central place for this topic on our blog. There have been many talks on chronic pain in the recent years as it turns out that hundreds of well-known conditions, such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ulcerative Colitis, Migraine and so many more, cause long-term pain. There is one…
In the past several months quite a few breakthroughs were achieved and we already talked about some of them last week. 2018 so far seems to be a year full of exciting healthcare discoveries. We just can’t wait to find out about the next big thing entering clinical trials or becoming commercially available for all of you to have access…
