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Jun 28, 20241 min read
Voices of SPS: Janie Lees
The perplexing symptoms came in her mid-50’s: she couldn’t walk down stairs well, her legs felt heavy in the pool, she developed Type I diab
The SPSRF Staff
Jun 28, 20241 min read
Voices of SPS: Tisha Foster
She calls herself “a bullhorn in stilettos.” A former model who was diagnosed with SPS in 2011, Tisha Foster recently published her memoir,
The SPSRF Staff
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Voices of SPS: Darrell Cherry
One year ago, SPS hit Darrell Cherry out of the blue and changed everything for him – and his wife, Erica – dramatically. For more than 30 y
The SPSRF Staff
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Voices of SPS: Alexandra Stamatopoulou
“Focus on what you can do” says 34-year-old Alexandra Stamatopoulou, a Greek swimmer with SPS who won the bronze medal in the Women’s 50m ba
The SPSRF Staff
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Voices of SPS: Baby Isla
Now two years old, Isla was diagnosed with SPS at 18 months old, the youngest patient The SPSRF has ever encountered. Her great-aunt, Mary L
The SPSRF Staff
Jun 28, 20241 min read
Voices of SPS: Joey Sample
Joey calls himself a “medical unicorn,” a fantastically sarcastic way of saying he is extremely difficult to diagnose and treat, especially
The SPSRF Staff
Jun 28, 20241 min read
Voices of SPS: Michael Weiss
Michael Weiss is a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of Michigan who was diagnosed with SPS at age 12 after a seven-month long hospita
The SPSRF Staff
Jun 28, 20241 min read
Voices of SPS: Angela Davis
Angela’s life began tragically. For years she suppressed emotional and physical pain. But after she was diagnosed with SPS, Angela became th
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