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To all my fellow caregivers, I want you to know that I understand what you are going through, and I am cheering you on. After…

I lost my mother in May. Even as I type those words, I have not fully come to terms with it, as I have yet…

If you are a longtime caregiver for a loved one with hereditary ATTR amyloidosis, you are probably knowledgeable about the condition. My name is…

I look for humor in every situation. Humor can be lifesaving in times of despair. U.S. Congregational minister Henry Ward Beecher said, “A person…

The 3rd European ATTR Amyloidosis Meeting for Patients and Doctors was held virtually on Sept. 6-8. Because the New Zealand Amyloidosis Patients Association,…

My husband and I were married on March 15, 1995. Looking back at these 26 years, I can see the gray and black stain of…

The melodic chirping of birds outside the window is louder this morning. This is because Auckland, the city in New Zealand where I live with…

It is interesting how human emotions can fluctuate like the ebb and flow of the tide. I am usually upbeat and composed, but at the…

Those of us who are caregivers have many of the same underlying goals. But while we all care for our ill loved ones, our…

I returned to the gym this week to work out. The last time I hit exercise classes and equipment was in 2016, shortly before my…