


2017: Our Favorite Profiles
A deaf NASA engineer, a quadruple amputee Mom, an autistic superhero artist, and more: 10 amazing people whose stories we loved in 2017.

Finding Out I Had Sleep Apnea Was The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me
Sometimes a diagnosis isn’t the end of the world. It’s just the beginning of a better one.

How This Non-Profit Gets The World’s Hottest Artists To Give Hospitals Their Art
For over 16 years, artists such as Jeff Koons, Frank Stella, Terry Richardson and more have been working with RxArt to make hospitals as beautiful as museums.

My Father The Werewolf
When I was a kid, my Dad taught me all about werewolves. Little did I know he was preparing me to understand his depression.

The Kid Who Couldn’t Eat
A year without eating only made John Capecelatro a better chef... and a better friend.

The Young Invisibles Of Cancer
"In most people's minds, cancer isn't a college student," says Matthew Zachary of Stupid Cancer. "It's a bald kid, or a 65-year-old woman..."

Giving Mexico New Wheels and Limbs
In Arizona, a group of paraplegics and amputees work to provide affordable wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs to those south of the border.

Ladlefuls Of Space-Time
Losing her memory didn't make Emily Eifler lose her sense of identity.

Queen Of The Real-Life Furiosas
Angel Giuffria was the world's first bionic baby. Now she wants to be Hollywood's first bionic leading lady.
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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