It’s been over a year since I started writing this column about my family’s experience with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC), and it’s been…
Itching & Scratching – a Column by Sophie Bourton
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ColumnsTelling our 4-year-old that she has familial ‘tummy trouble’
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…
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ColumnsLife as a PFIC caregiver is hectic, but I can still make an ‘IMPACT’
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…
CHOLESTASIS
ColumnsTo test or not to test for PFIC3? Our families face the question.
The ripples of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) continue to spread throughout our family, as branches of the family tree are tested to see…
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ColumnsHow I navigated my 2nd pregnancy as a carrier of PFIC type 3
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…
CHOLESTASIS
ColumnsOur daughter’s PFIC diagnosis made us rethink drinking at Christmas
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…
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ColumnsDoing our part to hasten a cure for our daughter’s PFIC3
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…
CHOLESTASIS
ColumnsMedical play specialists saved the day for our daughter
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…
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ColumnsMy daughter’s PFIC reminds me why organ donation is important
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…
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ColumnsCreating memories during our daughter’s annual trip to a specialist
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…
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