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Tatjana Ruiz I am 27 years old and I was diagnosed with ideopathic gastroparesis and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome in 2016 when my health continued to decline after having my second child. Every single medication I was put on did not work even the slightest. I was vomiting every ounce
Jeff Heimbach My husband suffers from gastroparesis. Please see his Facebook page: Jeff Heimbach’s Gastroparesis Journey. In 2008, Jeff was a State Trooper in pursuit of a stolen vehicle with a kidnapping. He was cut off by a car and to avoid hitting others, he crashed his troop car into
David Lawson I was first diagnosed with gastroparesis in 2016, but had be subjected to over twenty-five surgeries pre-diagnosis. Since my diagnosis I have lost my ability to be tube fed and I am IV dependent on TPN for daily nutrition. As of today we have no real cures and
Serena Ayscue family For the last 6 years my son has suffered terribly with gastroparesis. He began with it at 6 years old and is now 12. He is no longer able to attend traditional school and spends most days in pain. Because of the lack of funding, there are
Adelyn Lyon It’s August 1st, which means it’s the start of Gastroparesis Awareness Month. I’m now 1 year and 9 months into my journey, and it’s been a harder year than I ever expected (and that is after losing 60lbs my first year). In the last year, I’ve had to
Josh Tewsley I am asking my legislator to support this bill on behalf of myself and the many other Gastroparesis Warriors across this country who fight Gastroparesis and it’s debilitating symptoms on a daily basis. Gastroparesis, or paralysis of the stomach is a rare disease that affects only a small
Sheikinah Batchelor I have always been a person who considered my health above average. I rarely got sick even though I had type 2 diabetes. This year right after ending tax season, I started to feel really sick. I wasn’t too worried except for the fact that I couldn’t eat.
Martha Koch I was first diagnosed in 2018. I never even heard of it until they said that was what it was. I started vomiting really bad in February of 2019 and I went back and forth to the hospital for 3 months until I lost 50 pounds and had
Hope Davis Once upon a time, I was a successful model, dancer, cheerleader, beauty queen, actress and writer. After endless rehearsals and performances without rest, I developed a hiatal hernia. I was offered an operation that was to get me dancing again in 14 days time, I was to never
12 years ago today is the 1st time I remember throwing up. I was diagnosed finally in 2011. I’m lucky to still be here. And still can’t find a good doctor that will help me. At my lowest I’ve weighed 108 pounds and I just turned 60 in July. I