Touching patient journeys from CSRF (Cushing’s Support & Research Foundation)
From the Desk of Leslie Edwin, President of CSRF and PWN Contributor - We have just completed an intimate, four-video series of first-hand accounts of...
The Importance of Peer and Family Support in Dealing with Chronic Illness
From the desk of Linda M. Rio, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist -The Holidays are upon us at last, which means an inundation of...
Social Media: Pituitary Patients, Family, Friends…and “Friends”
From Linda M. Rio, MA, Marriage and Family Therapist - I was recently asked by a pituitary patient to make some comments and continue...
How Can I Find a Mental Health Professional Who Knows About Pituitary Disorders?
From Linda M. Rio, M.A. - I woke this morning to find an email to me from a parent pleading for my help. This...
Misinformation and Bias: Additional Perspectives
From the desk of contributor Linda M. Rio, M.A. Marriage and Family Therapist - Pituitary World News editor, J D Faccinetti, recently published an article...
The Importance of Being Believed
From the desk of PWN contributor Linda M. Rio, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist - I received a call last week from a man who...
Valuable Information and Thoughts for Patients and their Family Members
From Linda M. Rio, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist and PWN contributor: Various terms seem to be used today but most frequently, “telehealth” or “telemedicine”, are...
Disasters and the Body’s Response
From Linda M. Rio, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist and PWN contributor - As I am writing, I hear the helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft overhead...
Current Affairs: A Precautionary Note for Those with Pituitary Disorders
From Linda M. Rio, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist and PWN contributor -This is not about politics but the potential psychological, emotional, relational, and physical...
Is Your Built-In Alarm System Sabotaging Your Body? Meet Cortisol
From Carmina McGee, MS, RDN, LE In continuing my series on hormones, we are going to tackle the hormone Cortisol in this article. Cortisol is...
