Chronic Illness Blog & Rare Disease News Articles
Kidney Stone Prevention, Treatment, and Symptoms
*Please consult with your healthcare provider or seek professional medical treatment if you or a loved one have any medical concerns. Please do not disregard any professional medical advice or take any delay in seeking medical treatment based on anything that you may have read on our blog, our...
What is Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS)?
Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS) is an autoimmune disease that affects around 1,500 people worldwide. Patient Services, Inc. offers assistance for LEMS. What is Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome? LEMS is an autoimmune disease where the body attacks an area...
Multifocal Motor Neuropathy: Is There Hope?
Multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) is a rare disease affecting the body’s motor nerves and occurs in less than 1 in every 100,000 people. While this disease is rare, it is not fatal, and there is approved treatment that can slow symptoms. There is hope. Below,...
Meet the Team: Ashlea Christiansen, Director of Government Affairs
Written by Ashlea Christiansen When I tell folks I’m both a lawyer and a lobbyist, I often receive this funny mixture of grimaces with raised eyebrows. It’s ok - I know, both professions have terrible reputations, but I’ve been so incredibly lucky to have advocated on...
Chronic Illness and Depression
*PSI does not give medical advice. The information below should not be substituted for that of a mental health or...
CML – Leukemia Patient Stories
Being diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) can seem like an endless road with infinite steps. Luckily,...
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...
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...
Changing Lives Through Nonprofit SSDI and SSI Legal Aid
Terry Staletovich is on a mission to help chronically ill patients with SSDI and SSI legal aid. Recently,...
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...
