Personal StoryTami -Washington StateI was twenty years old the first time someone gently suggested that my exhaustion might be something more than the usual college kid burnout. For weeks, I had been falling asleep in class, head nodding, eyes fluttering, the kind of...
Personal StoryAndrew, LincolnshireI couldn't get out of bed. Not because I was lazy. Not because I was depressed. But because my body had simply stopped functioning. For two weeks, I lay there, unable to work, unable to think clearly, unable to explain to my employer...
Personal StoryJill, Minnesota USAI’ve been trying to figure out how to write my personal story about my journey to a diagnosis of Pernicious Anemia, but It’s long and complicated. This is an abbreviated version of my experiences but sharing it will hopefully help...
Personal StoryAnthonyMy name is Anthony, I’m 71 years of age, I’m a retired Chartered Accountant and I live in Adelaide, South Australia. I’ve always regarded myself as being quite a healthy person. So, you can imagine my shock when I woke up one morning in mid-July...
Personal StoryAlisonI am 62 years old, I have 3 children and I live in Derbyshire. I was diagnosed with Pernicious Anaemia 32 years ago. This is my story. In 1988 I had my first symptoms, numbness and tingling in my hands and feet. I saw my GP, who told me I was...
My name is Suzanne, and I suffer from pernicious anemia, the result of autoimmune gastritis. I am 66 years old and was diagnosed at 64