Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disorder that isn’t entirely understood. Typically, it affects women who are between thirty and fifty years old. It can also affect teenagers. A study finds that teenagers with chronic fatigue can feel better after receiving therapy from over the internet. Chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS, is something that a doctor might miss. The causes of this disorder are not entirely understood. People who have it experience continued tiredness that doesn’t go away after resting, and that is not caused by whatever medical conditions a person happens to have. Symptoms resemble a really bad flu or … Continue reading →

There are a lot of people who don’t have a good understanding about gluten allergies, celiac disease, or the differences between them. Some people think that a person chooses to eat a gluten-free diet for no other reason than to lose weight. Here is a quick explanation of the confusion that surrounds gluten-allergies. Celiac disease affects about 1% of the population. It is a genetic condition that causes a person’s body to be unable to tolerate, or properly digest, gluten. It actually causes damage to that person’s intestines. The inability to absorb food can lead to other health problems, like … Continue reading →

When my sister called and mentioned some symptoms that my 4 year old niece Krysta was experiencing and luckily I had done some reading on diabetes because of my husband and his diabetes. I expressed my concerns and when my sister took her to the local pediatric ER they confirmed that she had extremely elevated blood glucose levels. A healthy person has a normal glucose level is in the low 100’s and my niece was 946 they day she walked into that ER. Luckily she was still able to walk into that hospital because she could have easily gone into … Continue reading →

I want to start talking about Juvenile Diabetes. My husband was diagnosed when he was 17 and is having so many problems as an adult I wanted to start the conversation focusing on younger children and diabetes. I have a niece (my sister’s daughter) shortly after they moved from Rhode Island to Texas (they came a year after I moved down here) my sister mentioned that her daughter was very thirsty and sleeping a lot. I was very concerned to hear that my cute, little 4 year old freckled niece Krysta was having some major signs of having diabetes. I … Continue reading →

When you have a child with special needs whether it is a physical or mental disability or if they have a chronic or terminal illness there come some problems that employers do not take into consideration. I am having this problem not with my soon to be ex employer. Eight years ago when my oldest son was diagnosed with epilepsy and my one year old daughter was being tested for everything from cystic fibrosis to cancer to see why she was having a failure to thrive. At the age of one she weighed about 16 pounds and the doctors were … Continue reading →

A year has gone by since my oldest son was diagnosed with epilepsy. We were sitting around having dinner and noticed that my middle child, who was three, had some drooping on the side of his face. At first we thought he was just making a funny face, and then we noticed that it was not getting better. He has pudgy cheeks so when it looked droopy it was definitely noticeable, he looked like a stroke patient. We called the pediatrician and told him what his face looked like and was told to go directly to the emergency room, the … Continue reading →