PatientWing • January 17 2025

From Uncertainty to Hope: Katherine Green Overcomes Myelodysplastic Syndrome With Her Sister’s Bone Marrow | Patient Stories | PatientWing

In June 2021, at just 28 years old, Katherine Green's life was upended by a diagnosis that defied expectations: myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a rare and serious blood disorder. MDS typically affects older adults, making Katherine's case an outlier that was difficult for her doctors to diagnose at first.

Bodybuilding.com • November 12 2024

Meet Bodybuilding.com Master Coach: Craig Bongelli

Craig Bongelli, Master Coach, delved into strength training when he met Scotland’s Strongest Man, Jamie Barr. After training for five years, Craig faced a catastrophic back injury that led to him joining Westside Barbell and mentorship with its Founder, Louie Simmons.
Later, when opening his first gym, Craig encountered an unexpected situation that nearly took his life.

Bodybuilding.com • November 12 2024

Meet Bodybuilding.com Master Coach: Kristen Lettenberger

Kristen Lettenberger, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Master Coach, approaches working from a lens that goes beyond getting fit. Kristen’s motto, “Movement is medicine,” was inspired by her passion for physical therapy and fitness and derived from her powerlifting background, playing sports, and rehab work.

Bodybuilding.com • November 12 2024

Meet Bodybuilding.com Master Coach: Ken Yu

Before fitness, Ken Yu, Master Coach, worked in the corporate world as an attorney. A natural athlete who enjoys playing sports, he joined a functional fitness gym and fell in love, sparking his journey as a fitness coach. At first, his goal for working out was to build muscles, but shifted his focus to wellness to take on all of life’s challenges without living in pain.

Bodybuilding.com • November 12 2024

Meet Bodybuilding.com Master Coach: Gabe Snow

Gabe Snow, Master Coach, believes fitness is just recess for adults. As a former collegiate athlete, Gabe understands the correlation between proper maintenance of the human body and the mind. Overcoming many injuries and being different sizes forced him to examine his body’s purpose. Gabe realized that fitness empowered him to use his body how he saw fit. The results helped him transform, leading to a vibrant career in modeling and fitness.

Bodybuilding.com • November 12 2024

Meet Bodybuilding.com Master Coach: Yaya Vargas

Yaya Vargas, Master Coach’s nonlinear journey into fitness, started with a humanitarian career. Traveling to disaster-stricken areas to offer aid, Yaya enjoyed helping others and the physical requirements of the gig. Returning home and settling into a marketing career, she knew something was missing. At a turning point, Yaya stumbled across a gym in Manhattan and knew her fate was decided—the visceral impact fitness had hooked her.

Bodybuilding.com • November 12 2024

Meet Bodybuilding.com Master Coach: Harry Vargas

Before becoming a coach, Harry Vargas, Master Coach, was at a crossroads and discovered the parallels of adversity in training and life through fitness. He willingly put himself in uncomfortable situations—pushing through the things he didn’t want to do—to be better prepared for life. Adapting this mindset to his training, Harry overcame challenges and realized his strength.

PatientWing • October 17 2024

Exploring Seizures and Their Symptoms: Is It Epilepsy? | PatientWing

Seizures involve sudden, temporary bursts of electrical activity in the brain that change or disrupt how messages are sent between brain cells. These electrical bursts can cause involuntary changes in body movement, function, sensation, behavior, or awareness.  Every brain has th e potential to seize. Someone can have a seizure from a physical cause (known as provoked seizures).

PatientWing • October 17 2024

How to Be an Ally for Someone with a Rare Disease | PatientWing

Friends and family are critical allies to a rare disease patient and their treatment. However, living with a rare disease may be difficult to fully understand for those who don’t have a diagnosis. Many times, friends and family have good intentions, but sometimes, those intentions add to the burden of rare disease management.

PatientWing • October 17 2024

Surviving a Sjögren's Flare: Natural Treatments to Support Your Symptoms | PatientWing

Sjögren's is a long-term autoimmune issue that can occur with other immune ailments like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Along with the symptoms of extensive dryness, other serious complications include profound fatigue, chronic pain, significant organ involvement, neuropathies, and lymphomas.  As a systemic disease affecting the entire body, symptoms can remain steady or worsen over time.

Red Cross • October 14 2024

How to Help Your Community | Red Cross

Helping your community means doing helpful things that benefit your community. If that sounds a little broad, it’s because it is — there are many things you can do to help your community! Whether collecting, teaching, volunteering, or something else, there is plenty of opportunity to find something you’re inspired to do that has a noticeable impact on the lives of those around you.

PatientWing • September 10 2024

I Was Accepted into a Clinical Study, Now What? | PatientWing

Participating in a clinical study ensures you can access investigational therapies that provide new or better ways to treat medical conditions. It’s also an important contribution to the future of rare disease management—more than 95% of rare diseases have no treatment.

PatientWing • September 10 2024

Navigate the Challenges of a Rare Disease with Confidence: Tips for Coping | PatientWing

A rare disease diagnosis can impact you and your family’s quality of life and mental health. In the wake of your diagnosis, you may feel like no one understands what you’re going through. These feelings may be met with more uncertainty due to a lack of research or evidence in using medication to treat the disease.

PatientWing • September 10 2024

Managing Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Symptoms as the Weather Shifts | PatientWing

Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA), also called warm hemolysis, is the most common form of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), accounting for 60% to 70% of all cases.

Red Cross • September 10 2024

11 Survival Skills That Could Save Your Life | Red Cross

Survival skills aren’t just nice-to-have, they’re your best chance to thrive and remain in charge during an unforeseen circumstance. Whether you're in the woods for wilderness sports, on an outdoor adventure, dealing with a natural disaster like a hurricane or earthquake, or handling a crisis like a car breakdown in a remote place, having basic lifesaving survival skills can secure your safety and well-being.

Red Cross • August 24 2024

National Preparedness Month | Red Cross

National Preparedness Month — also known as September Safety Month or Disaster Preparedness Month — is an annual campaign held in September. It is dedicated to empowering individuals, families, businesses, and communities with the knowledge and resources they need to respond to and recover from emergencies.

Red Cross • August 19 2024

5 Ways to Help Those In Need | Red Cross

Helping others is an important part of life, giving you a sense of purpose and boosting your happiness. In fact, acts of kindness can boost feelings of confidence, control, happiness, and optimism, says the Mental Health Foundation.

PatientWing • August 12 2024

The Compassionate Caregiver's Handbook for Managing Rare Diseases | PatientWing

Caregiving for a person with a rare disease is a collective journey fraught with many hurdles. The diagnosis can unleash a storm of emotions. Not to mention the cycle of appointments and treatments that disrupt life's rhythm.

PatientWing • August 12 2024

Empower Yourself: High-Risk MDS Patient's Healthcare Navigation Guide | PatientWing

Hearing the diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) can feel surreal—no two experiences are the same—and it's likely shocking in many ways. Not only do you have a type of blood cancer, but it’s expensive to treat.

PatientWing • August 12 2024

Promising Scientific Discoveries Bring Hope to IgAN Patients for a Brighter Tomorrow | PatientWing

Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) remains the most common cause of primary glomerular disease worldwide, says a 2022 study published in the American Journal of the Medical Sciences. Often a progressive disease with no established specific treatment, current management focuses on optimal supportive care.

Red Cross • July 29 2024

Vehicle Kit Essentials - First Aid | Red Cross

To streamline your vehicle first aid kit creation, we’ve compiled a checklist for cars, boats, RVs, and commercial vehicles to get you started. Having a first aid kit handy helps you be prepared for emergencies. The American Red Cross recommends keeping one in your home and your vehicle.

Red Cross • July 1 2024

What is A Babysitter | Responsibilities | How to Start

We explore the role of a babysitter, including the responsibilities, the difference between a nanny and a babysitter, and how to get started as a babysitter.

Precision Partners • June 18 2024

The Importance of Ongoing Training in CRM Implementation Success | Precision Partners

When implementing a new Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) system, users must be appropriately trained and equipped to use it effectively. Otherwise, you risk hindering CRM implementation success.

Precision Partners • June 18 2024

Salesforce Certification for Advancement Operations: A Strategic Approach | Precision Partners

Advancement departments are increasingly adopting Salesforce as their Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) platform of choice. And with this adoption, they face a similar question: How do we best prepare the advancement operations teams to support this powerful tool effectively? And are Salesforce certifications worth it?