Most people with Gaucher disease who were followed at a single center in Turkey received a diagnosis within one year of their first symptoms, but nearly one-quarter experienced a diagnosis delay of at least five years, a small study of 34 people found. About one-third of the participants also…
To me, Halloween is one of the most quintessentially American holidays. I grew up in a Spanish household where Halloween wasn’t celebrated, but my parents made sure I could still take part in the American traditions that were an important part of my childhood. As a little girl, I would…
When I was diagnosed with Gaucher disease at 21, I had a lot of questions about what it would mean for my future. Some were medical. I wondered whether I would develop complications or whether having a genetic disease would make certain things more complicated than I had expected.
