The following is a guest post by Felecia Nugent: Hi! My name is Felecia and I am 35 years old living with HI! I was diagnosed with HI when I was 28 yrs old, after my daughter Hannah was born and diagnosed with HI. I was a very sick child that was misdiagnosed with hypoglycemia … Read more
As told by Sandra: Portugal, February 2016 was the beginning of a journey that had actually started in my mind ever since it was clear in my heart that I wanted my family to be complete with a child. Finally, Guilherme, my baby boy, was here. But all of a sudden, he wasn’t. Instead of … Read more
Read this post in Italian. My name is Martina Sena, and I’m a mother to a beautiful three-year-old girl named Gioia. I’m also an intensive care nurse. You would think my professional background would have prepared me for anything, but nothing could have prepared me for the journey we began when Gioia was just five … Read more
The following has been shared by Anna Nicolaou: Within the medical world, there’s positive progress being made on a daily basis for a variety of things such as research and new forms of medicine. However, when it comes to correct diagnosis and transition from a pediatric health care team to an adult health care team, the … Read more
Hello, my name is Julie, and I am currently a senior at the University of Pittsburgh! Admittedly, receiving the initial diagnosis of Congenital Hyperinsulinism (HI) impacted my parents more than me; however, the notion of being a “mystery child” has always been something I’ve wrestled with. Growing up, I knew that I was “different”. Other … Read more