Behind Diagnoses: Patients - E3: CTLA4 Haploinsufficiency ft. Samantha Gehrls
Update: 2021-09-29
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On this episode of "Behind Diagnoses: Patients", a Peer Med Podcast special series we hear from Samantha Gehrls. She has been battling chronic illness for 5 years and her mission is to spread awareness about how life looks being ill. Sam has been diagnosed with Systemic Lupus (SLE), Lupus Nephritis (kidney disease), T1D, CTLA4 deficiency, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Hashimoto’s, & has a plethora of other ailments that have left her home bound for the past several years and even bed bound most days. She has yet to find a treatment that helps manage her symptoms & has struggled finding her way in a difficult healthcare system. For now, her life revolves around her health, dogs, family, and friends as she continues on the search to finding the right treatment and getting her life back! She is honored to share with you her tricks on how to navigate a complicated health care system & her stories about some of the tough moments she has faced.
Be sure to subscribe to the Peer Med Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, or wherever you get your podcasts! Follow the Peer Med Podcast on Instagram @peermedpodcast for more patient stories, disease and inspiring eye-opening content! Follow Samantha on Instagram: @sammiegee11 and visit her website: www.myundiagnosedjourney.com
Be sure to subscribe to the Peer Med Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, or wherever you get your podcasts! Follow the Peer Med Podcast on Instagram @peermedpodcast for more patient stories, disease and inspiring eye-opening content! Follow Samantha on Instagram: @sammiegee11 and visit her website: www.myundiagnosedjourney.com
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