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How a Stroke Changed My Life
Just a few years ago, I was a 48-year-old sales manager and an owner of a large, successful manufacturing company. I was always in great shape, and when my partners and I decided to obtain disability insurance, I was rated the #1 best for my health at the time. But 3 weeks later, a “time…
Read MoreLifelong Battle
This is my wife, Renee’s story. Renee started her battle with HHT, unknowingly, as a young child. After researching her history, with family members, it was determined that she started with nose bleeds at a very young age. She went through the normal cauterizations, and attempted treatments by local ENT’s. The treatments slowed the nose…
Read MoreHHT One-liners
Annyeonghaseyo! Hello, from South Korea! I haven’t written a blog post in a few months because our lives have been uprooted by the Army once again. My husband graduated Captain’s Career Course in May and our whole family moved from Virginia to South Korea in June! We spent time getting both our children screened for…
Read MoreWhy Proper Screening and Treatment Can Save Your Life
It’s June—warm, spring days, flowers, playing outside—and HHT Awareness Month! If you’re reading this post, you probably know at least a little about HHT. But most people, including many doctors, have never heard of HHT. In fact, most people who have HHT don’t know that they have it! Which is precisely why awareness is so…
Read MoreWhy am I an HHT Warrior?
Some may ask why am I an HHT warrior? What is HHT*? Why are you so passionate about HHT? You don’t look sick, you seem healthy. These are just some of the comments and questions I hear often… often enough to drive me to write about it, especially now during HHT awareness month. The month…
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