


The Cat Hotelier
Taking care of up to 80 cats isn't easy, especially when you're managing type 2 diabetes.

Pic Picot, New Zealand’s Blind Peanut Butter Poet
With the help of quality ingredients and his service dog Fido, the founder of Pic's Really Good Peanut Butter hasn't let macular degeneration get in the way of establishing a food empire.
Microsoft’s Cybernetic Diabetic On How Tech Can Help End Type 1
After being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 21, Scott Hanselman became an early pioneer in using technology to hack his health.
Sick Women, Raise Your Fists! How To Fight The Power
In these Trumpian times, how can the chronically ill engage in political activism? It starts by learning how to articulate your experience.
The Sexpert Helping Bring Self-Love To Everyone
People with disabilities or illness need as much comfort as anyone, and maybe more. That's why Alice Jones, who has inflammatory arthritis, has made it her mission to talk openly about sex toys.

The Arthritic Six-Year Old Grows Up
Trish Harris was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis when she was only six years old. She writes about her life in a new memoir.

The Singer With Honeycomb Bones
Along with her faithful service dog, Connie, Ailsa Lipscombe traveled from New Zealand to Chicago to pursue her life's greatest passion: the music that lets her body feel free.
Feminism, Weight Lifting, and Crohn’s Disease
Two years ago, Kate Montgomery was ashamed of her looks and could barely get out of bed. Now, she's the strongest and sexiest badass at the gym.
“More Complex Than A Ross & Rachel Relationship”
Edward Cowdrey is a bipolar rapper who rhymes about loss, pain and time.
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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