


Not Your Average Stay-At-Home Dad
Born with one arm, my husband faced a lifetime of workplace prejudice, until he finally found the perfect job: raising our son.

Pumping Iron With Multiple Sclerosis
Dave Lyons was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis late in life, but it didn't stop him from becoming a bodybuilding champion.

Belief and the Wheelchair Warrior
Rutgers defensive linesman Eric LeGrand was looking at a professional football career before a tackle left him paralyzed. Yet if anything, his path now is even more inspiring.

This Doctor’s Mysterious Brain Infection Taught Him Empathy Through Depression
Patrick Mbaya was always a good doctor, but it wasn't until he became ill himself and powered through the subsequent depression that he became a great one.

Climbing Munros With Cerebral Palsy
Outdoorsman David C. Reilly has never let his cerebral palsy get in the way of adventure.
Smoky Eyes Don’t Come Easy
Steph Aiello's elaborate makeup tutorials have made her an Instagram star, but the quadriplegic beauty vlogger says she had to fake it before she could make it.
Inseparable
When his wife needed a kidney, blind Paralympian Jason Dunkerley didn't think twice.
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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