Patient Perspectives · 5 min read
Why PGT Gives Me Hope for My Future Family
For most people, thinking about having a baby is exciting. For me, it began with a question: How can I have a child knowing I could pass on the disease that too…
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Patient Perspectives · 9 min read
Living with IBD as a genetics researcher and what I wished I knew before
“Knowing if I was at risk for IBD could have clued me that what I was experiencing wasn’t normal and should have been taken more seriously.” Future patients can…
Patient Perspectives · 5 min read
How Type 1 Diabetes Led to This 34 Year-old’s Stroke
28 years after Bryan’s T1D diagnosis, he would never have thought the disease could have led to him having a stroke so young. At just 34, Bryan was forced to go…
Patient Perspectives · 5 min read
How a Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis Changed Melissa’s Life Forever
Melissa would like to share her story to give some insight on living with Type 1 Diabetes. Before her diagnosis, she was a high functioning independent adult. T…
Patient Perspectives · 5 min read
A stroke at 39 — Doctors said if he survived he wouldn’t walk or talk again
Shaun suffered multiple strokes at only 39 years of age, almost the same age his father was when he had his first stroke. His wife Lauren believes the importanc…
Patient Perspectives · 7 min read
Life with a husband and son with Type 1 Diabetes — seeing the signs and learning to thrive
Chelsea has two loved ones with Type 1 Diabetes in her household. She believes in identifying risks early on to help families proactively plan and prepare for t…
Patient Perspectives · 4 min read
What families impacted by schizophrenia think about preconception genetic testing
These families envision a future in which future parents have access to comprehensive pre-pregnancy genetic testing for common conditions, including schizophren…
Patient Perspectives · 5 min read
Myth-busting misconceptions about schizophrenia—from families impacted by the condition
There are lots of myths about schizophrenia. Here’s what living with schizophrenia is really like from several family members’ perspectives.
Patient Perspectives · 5 min read
How a mother lost her son to schizophrenia — and what she wants others to know
Whether directly or indirectly, schizophrenia killed her son. Laura envisions a future in which families can avoid the worst of what her son and millions of oth…
Patient Perspectives · 5 min read
Living with schizophrenia — a mother’s story about her son and what she wants other future parents to know
Erinn has almost lost her son to schizophrenia multiple times and lives in fear when he might hurt himself again. Erinn envisions a future in which families and…
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