Thank you for sharing your story. It is amazing how resilient and courageous so many of us have had to be, just to push through and participate in life. Now we are part of a herd with similar stripes. Thanks again.

Transcript: https://primaryimmune.org/sites/default/files/TRANSCRIPT%20--%20Undiagnosed%20Episode%202.pdf

A cut on the roof of your mouth. A step in a shallow puddle during a game of backyard football. Potting soil beneath your fingernails. Occurrences like these are, at worst, minor inconveniences for most of the world. However, they can lead to weeks or months of agony for some. This reality is made even harsher for someone who finds profound joy in the simplicity of growing flowers from tilled earth. Someone like Shane – who has to take extreme caution when performing the most calming of hobbies. 

Before being diagnosed with chronic granulomatosis disease, or CGD, Shane suffered intense, frequent infections that left him hospitalized for weeks at a time, and with a reluctant dependence on opioids. This is his story.

Undiagnosed is an Immune Deficiency Foundation production. Your support of IDF helps to ensure that people like Shane get the resources, education, and community support they need to live healthier, happier lives. To learn more about PI, to volunteer, or to donate, visit primaryimmune.org/donate.

The information, terminology, and opinions presented in this forum do not necessarily reflect the views of IDF, its Board of Trustees, sponsors, or donors.

Undiagnosed Episode 2: "The Gardener"

One of the most universal issues those with primary immunodeficiency face in the U.S. is simply navigating a complicated medical system. Getting a referral to an immunologist can feel absolutely insurmountable, even before the inevitable struggles with prior authorizations and annual reviews from insurance companies for life-changing, or even life-saving, medication.

On this episode of Undiagnosed, Dr. Kelley Hagerich describes the unique shame and difficulty she experiences as a physician with primary immunodeficiency.

Find Dr. Hagerich on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelley-hagerich-md-mph-facp-dabom-13896129/

The information, terminology, and opinions presented in this forum do not necessarily reflect the views of IDF, its Board of Trustees, sponsors, or donors.

How Healers Heal: https://www.amazon.com/How-Healers-Heal-Physicians-Transforming/dp/1961549018/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=676936602450&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9012709&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=5896383303205199856&hvtargid=kwd-2187558197162&hydadcr=22192_13517500&keywords=how+healers+heal&qid=1703012579&sr=8-1

Undiagnosed (feat. Dr. Kelley Hagerich): Two Different Traumas

Darcy Gott shares stories of risks involved with having PI as a college student, from mismanaged university health systems to pressure to fit in, and beyond.

The Student: Darcy Gott and the risk of experience

Dr. Joud Hajjar provides an explanation of the causes and potential treatments for symptoms of fatigue with primary immunodeficiency.

The information, terminology, and opinions presented in this forum do not necessarily reflect the views of IDF, its Board of Trustees, sponsors, or donors.

TRANSCRIPT: https://primaryimmune.org/sites/default/files/PI%20and%20fatigue%20podcast.pdf

View a pdf of this presentation: https://primaryimmune.org/sites/default/files/2024-2-28-IDF-Fatigue.pdf

Ask the expert: PI and fatigue

This podcast is a service of the Immune Deficiency Foundation, or IDF, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life of people diagnosed with primary immunodeficiency, or PI. 

"Bold Conversations" is a miniseries on The IDF Podcast that explores the harsh realities of health equity in the United States. Hosted by Dr. Nicole Rochester.

"Undiagnosed" is a narrative docuseries on The IDF Podcast that tells the true stories of PI patients and their long journeys to proper diagnosis and treatment. 

To learn more about primary immunodeficiency, the PI community, or to support IDF as a donor or volunteer, please visit the IDF website at www.primaryimmune.org. If you have any questions you would like to be answered, email us at idf@primaryimmune.org.
Special thanks to Bryson Kemp for providing the theme song for The IDF Podcast. www.brysonkempmusic.com

Undiagnosed Episode 2: "The Gardener"

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