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Amy Ridout — June 5
The Tale Of The Long Island Mariner
Type 2 diabetes and weekly dialysis won't stop Peter Lamia from hauling in the bluefins whenever he can.

New Stories

Are Doctors And Patients From Different Planets?
Brittany Shoot
How Birdwatching Helps Save Me From Chronic Pain Bo Beolens
Meet The Sisters Of Invention, Australia’s Pro-Disability Pop Stars Susan Johnston Taylor
Why I Started “The Huffington Post For Testicles” K. Thor Jensen

New Stories

Are Doctors And Patients From Different Planets?
Brittany Shoot
How Birdwatching Helps Save Me From Chronic Pain Bo Beolens
Meet The Sisters Of Invention, Australia’s Pro-Disability Pop Stars Susan Johnston Taylor
Why I Started “The Huffington Post For Testicles” K. Thor Jensen

Profiles

Reclaiming A Disability Slur Through Dance
Carey Dunne
As part of Heidi Latsky Dance, an NYC-based troupe of dancers with and without disabilities, Jerron Herman wants to show the world there's beauty and grace in cerebral palsy. Read more →

Essays

How Migraines Drove Me Out Of The Office, And Into My Dream Job
Brittany Shoot
Self-employment was the perfect solution for my problem with chronic headaches, but it shouldn't have been my only option. Read more →
“These everyday miracles of feather and flight have helped save me from the pain, depression and tiresome routines of a life of chronic illness.”
How Birdwatching Helps Save Me From Chronic Pain
Bo Beolens

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Q&As

Fighting Cancer Among The Q’eqchi’
Brent Crane
After years spent fighting for the rights of native Guatemalans, Liza Grandia is applying an anthropologist's skillset to her own cancer.Read more →

The Good Fight

The World’s Only Classical Music Ensemble For The Mentally Ill
Ray Cavanaugh
After his own career almost unraveled, Ronald Braunstein founded the Me2/Orchestra to help fight the stigma against mental illness in the classical music community. Read more →

Featured Topic

Lupus

This mysterious autoimmune disorder causes the body to attack itself. Selena Gomez, Nick Cannon, and Paula Abdul all have lupus… and so do these amazing individuals.

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When Lupus Happens To You Su-Jit Lin
The Patient Whisperer Kellie M. Walsh
“There Is More In You” Sarah Wilson
“These everyday miracles of feather and flight have helped save me from the pain, depression and tiresome routines of a life of chronic illness.”
How Birdwatching Helps Save Me From Chronic Pain
Bo Beolens

Profiles

Reclaiming A Disability Slur Through Dance
Carey Dunne
As part of Heidi Latsky Dance, an NYC-based troupe of dancers with and without disabilities, Jerron Herman wants to show the world there's beauty and grace in cerebral palsy. Read more →

Essays

How Migraines Drove Me Out Of The Office, And Into My Dream Job
Brittany Shoot
Self-employment was the perfect solution for my problem with chronic headaches, but it shouldn't have been my only option. Read more →

Don’t miss one more amazing story.

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Q&A

Fighting Cancer Among The Q’eqchi’
Brent Crane
After years spent fighting for the rights of native Guatemalans, Liza Grandia is applying an anthropologist's skillset to her own cancer.Read more →

The Good Fight

The World’s Only Classical Music Ensemble For The Mentally Ill
Ray Cavanaugh
After his own career almost unraveled, Ronald Braunstein founded the Me2/Orchestra to help fight the stigma against mental illness in the classical music community. Read more →

Featured Topic

Diabetes

One of the most common diseases is also one of the least talked about. Explore these stories about how living with diabetes doesn’t mean not having a life.

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When Lupus Happens To You Su-Jit Lin
The Patient Whisperer Kellie M. Walsh
“There Is More In You” Sarah Wilson

Folks is an online magazine dedicated to telling the stories of remarkable people who refuse to be defined by their health issues. By sharing the experiences of these individuals, we hope to change people’s notions about what it means to be ‘normal’.

Editorially independent, Folks is sponsored and published by PillPack. Part of our mission at PillPack is to create healthcare experiences that empower people. We don’t believe people are defined by their conditions. We pay our contributors, and we don’t sell advertising.

If you’d like to partner with Folks, or share a story, let us know at folks@pillpack.com.

John Brownlee, Editor-in-Chief

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    Mark Schoneveld
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    Nadya Lev
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    Susan Johnston Taylor

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