When my neurologist first mentioned Schwann cells during an appointment years ago, my eyes glazed over. He...
Janet Ellis
Patient advocate and neuropathy support group leader with over a decade of personal experience managing peripheral neuropathy. I started Neuropathy Resource to create the resource I wish had existed when I was first diagnosed — honest, accessible information written by someone who actually lives with this condition. Everything here comes from personal experience, published medical research, and conversations with healthcare providers. I am not a medical professional — I'm someone who has walked this road and wants to help others navigate it.
A woman in my support group brought her camera to a meeting last spring, half apologetic about...
I was sitting at the kitchen table last week with my neighbor Ellen, looking at a printout...
A reader named Marie wrote to me last month with a question I get all the time:...
If you’ve been dealing with autonomic neuropathy, you probably know that gut-drop feeling when you stand up...
You sit down to a normal lunch — nothing fancy, maybe a sandwich and some soup —...
When my doctor first mentioned the word “monoclonal” during a follow-up call, I remember gripping the kitchen...
The first hypoglycemic event I ever saw up close was a man at our community center, a...
Tuesday nights at Maplewood Lanes used to be the highlight of my week. I’d show up an...
One of the hardest conversations I have with members of our community starts the same way every...