Itching & Scratching – a Column by Sophie Bourton

I’ve often wondered how and when we’ll tell our daughter Eva that she has progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC), a rare liver disease. Most…

I have a confession to make: I’ve been a bad advocate for progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC). OK, maybe I haven’t been a bad…

The ripples of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) continue to spread throughout our family, as branches of the family tree are tested to see…

This week I had an appointment with a new doctor to check on my health following my experience with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), a…

I love Christmas. What’s not to like about being with friends and family, taking winter walks, and eating too much food? My dad’s always been…

A few years ago I received an unexpected phone call from Birmingham Children’s Hospital here in England. Action Medical Research, a British charity working to…

We had a breakthrough this week with our 4-year-old daughter, Eva, who has progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC). I think we’ve finally found the…

This year, the U.K.’s National Health Service is marking the 30th anniversary of the establishment of its Organ Donor Register, which was founded to…

It’s been a special week in our household as our daughter, Eva, started preschool. We were brimming with pride as she held her new teacher’s…

After our daughter Eva was diagnosed with the liver disease progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC), we chose in vitro fertilization (IVF) with preimplantation genetic…