Chronic Illness Blog & Rare Disease News Articles
Chronic Illness and Depression
*PSI does not give medical advice. The information below should not be substituted for that of a mental health or medical professional. Please speak to your medical provider if you are experiencing symptoms of depression or any other condition.* After a chronic illness diagnosis, it’s common to...
CML – Leukemia Patient Stories
Being diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) can seem like an endless road with infinite steps. Luckily, for anyone battling leukemia, there is hope. CML, a type of leukemia that starts in blood-forming cells within bone marrow, is a rare cancer that...
Special Enrollment Period: Health Insurance Coverage in a Pandemic
In 2020, our world was met with a pandemic that would shake the core of civilization, and more specifically, our country. Uncertainty and concern became the only sure thing we could depend on, and Americans of all ages became accustomed to loss. Loss of...
Supporting Someone with Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is a constant, ongoing battle, and one of the most challenging aspects can be the isolation that is oftentimes a side effect. This is why supporting someone with chronic pain is vital. What is Chronic Pain? There are two main types of pain: chronic and...
Realistic New Year’s Resolutions for Chronically Ill
2020 is over. It’s not a stretch to say the year was, for many of us, harder than most. Fortunately, 2021 is...
Give Back on Giving Tuesday 2020
Patient Services Inc., the nation’s first patient assistance charity, is participating in Giving Tuesday 2020 this...
Patient Services, Inc. Named “2020 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits
(Midlothian, VA – Nov. 10, 2020) – Patient Services, Inc. announced today it has been named a “2020 Top-Rated...
Living with Hemophilia: There’s Always Hope
There are many ways each of us can choose to view 2020. When you’re living with hemophilia, this view can be warped...
Living with Sickle Cell Disease and Anemia
Living with sickle cell disease, or sickle cell anemia, a specific form of sickle cell disease, is a reality for...
Chronic Pain Management Techniques
Chronic pain isn’t something to be taken lightly. So many of our own patients deal with chronic pain every single day,...
Nonprofit Podcast Rare Perspectives Season Recap
CHRONIC ILLNESS NONPROFIT PODCAST SERIES WILL CONTINUE IN SEPTEMBER Have you listened to our podcast yet? Patient...
Kentucky can be a leader in suspending the third-party payer rule
ALLOW LIFESAVING NONPROFIT ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT COVID-19 Help me understand this…according to a recent Families...
Rare Perspectives Podcast Special: Protect Life-Saving Charitable Assistance
URGENT CALL TO ACTION WITH GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ASSOCIATE NATHAN THOMSON This week on Rare Perspectives, we caught up...
