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A Story of Hope: Joe and Dana Bacon

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Joe and Dana Bacon’s story is a story of hope. They personify all that is good in this world: love, strength, determination. They make you BELIEVE anything is possible. The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy spoke to Joe and Dana about their life, their inspirations, Dana’s battle with and acceptance of small fiber neuropathy, and Joe’s …

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What is metabolic syndrome, what does it have to do with neuropathy, and what can we do about it?

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by Shanna Patterson, MD Around the New Year many people think about resolutions. For those of us contemplating how we can be our healthiest selves, this often includes recommitting to a healthy diet and exercise. Interestingly though it’s common to associate peripheral neuropathy with elevated blood sugar and diabetes, many may not be aware that …

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Lynn Mobley shares her peripheral neuropathy story

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My athletic husband stumbled. He was tired. He had a disease we’d never heard of. by Lynn Peterson Mobley, as published in The Washington Post We started our ascent of Italy’s Stromboli volcano at dusk, as the Tyrrhenian Sea darkened behind us. It was a long, steady trek upward, but not an exhausting one. At …

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Long-Time Course of Idiopathic Small Fiber Neuropathy

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Small study offers hope to patients with small fiber neuropathy Many patients diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy, one of the many forms of peripheral neuropathy, ask their physicians about their prognosis. Physicians are usually not sure how to answer, since there is not a lot of research to back whether the condition will improve or …

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Small Nerve Fibers Defy Neuropathy Conventions

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Peripheral neuropathy research study suggests even prediabetes could cause nerve damage. Peripheral neuropathy research results of a small study of people with tingling pain in their hands and feet have added to evidence that so-called prediabetes is more damaging to motor nerves than once believed. The report on the study was published online in JAMA …

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Living with Peripheral Neuropathy: Never Give Up – There is Always Hope

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My Story About Living with Peripheral Neuropathy By: Phyllis Bear I have come to really hate the word “idiopathic.” My first recollection of a problem was back in 2009, when I had difficulty climbing a hill on a golf course and my friend had to pick me up with the golf cart. I soon noticed, …

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Eugene Richardson: One Man's Journey of Neuropathy

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His nightmare began in 1969 – one year after leaving the Vietnam War. Symptoms of autonomic neuropathy affected his breathing with upper body paralysis that brought him to his knees and affected other parts of his body; mysterious chest pains, unexplained silent tachycardia, urinary and digestive problems. An Army officer, he struggled for 10 years …

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