Jace on health policy, why “being a burden is a blessing”, and much more

It took Jamie 12 years to be diagnosed with POTS after the onset of symptoms. She had "remissions" from symptoms in the early years that allowed her to become a firefighter and EMT, positions she can ...

13 Syys 202227min

Many people in the POTS community have experienced medical trauma as a patient, caregiver, or sibling. Gaslighting, invasive procedures, and the chronicity of the illness can all contribute. How can y...

6 Syys 202240min

Stephanie was a competitive volleyball player in high school when several concussions sidelined her. Over time, POTS symptoms began to appear and the battle to get diagnosed began. It took several yea...

3 Syys 202236min

Maddie faints a lot as part of her POTS, which she developed around age 16. She describes getting and training her therapy dog and the deep pressure that helps when she blacks out. Maddie has a great ...

30 Elo 202232min

Dr. Laila Schenkel is a molecular geneticist who specializes in choline transporters. Comparing this transporter in the skin of one POTS patient with controls, she found that these transporters are fe...

23 Elo 202235min

Katherine developed POTS secondary to Lyme disease after a tick bite, causing her to complete her senior year of high school online. When at her sickest, she re-connected with the man she would marry....

20 Elo 202234min

Mary Katherine has developed POTS twice - first as a teen and again after COVID. Her PICC line to get intravenous fluids made lifting heavy objects impossible, especially for a cattle breeder who love...

16 Elo 202229min

Hannah has Lyme and POTS, and after working for others for a few years founded her own company - Chronically Capable. Featured by the Wall Street Journal and Forbes magazine, her company matches chron...

9 Elo 202233min