I am sitting across from my husband, Aubrey, who’s on his last leg of life with us on earth. When I look at him, I…
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ColumnsWhat Time Away From My Husband Taught Me About Love
On April 1, Malaysia’s borders reopened to international travelers following COVID-19-related closures, and I finally had the pleasure of visiting my family who lives…
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ColumnsMy Calendar Helps Me Remember Past Medical Events
In my work as a patient advocate for the New Zealand Amyloidosis Patients Association, I occasionally need to assemble content for the awareness…
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ColumnsTaking a Break From Caregiving to Visit Family
After almost three years of not seeing my family, I’m finally back in Malaysia to spend some quality time with my father, siblings, and children.
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ColumnsHow My Husband and I Feel About Being Offered Palliative Care
For the first time since my husband, Aubrey, was diagnosed with hereditary ATTR amyloidosis in 2013, his care team brought up the subject of…
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ColumnsFeeling at Home at the Hospital
As a caregiver to a spouse with hereditary ATTR amyloidosis, I’ve become familiar with our local hospital. The countless appointments and stays that…
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ColumnsFinding a Path to Wellness for Diagnosed Patients
Having a chronic illness is never easy, both for the sufferers and their caregivers. My name is Jaime Christmas, and my husband, Aubrey, started feeling…
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ColumnsIt’s Important for Caregivers to Receive Care, Too
As I write this, my husband is in the hospital due to complications of hereditary ATTR amyloidosis. Aubrey, 58, was diagnosed in 2013, and…
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ColumnsChange in the Air: We’re Mulling Becoming Medical Refugees
Every so often, my husband, Aubrey, and I go through this exercise where we evaluate our circumstances in life and decide if we should shake…
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ColumnsIt’s Important to Make Positive Memories Despite the Pandemic
The day arrived when COVID-19 stepped into our home via our youngest daughter. She found out that a university classmate who’d sat next to her…
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