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• 🏞 New Helpful Doctor added to the Cushing's MemberMap
  Agustin Andrade from Miami Beach, Florida
• ✍️ Lili, Pituitary Bio Update
  Lili is from Florida. She updated her bio after being diagnosed with pituitary Cushing's.
• 💉 New Helpful Doctor added to Florida
  Agustin Andrade, specialist in Thyroid Cancer Thyroid Disease Parathyroid Pituitary
• 🏞 Two New Cushies added to the Cushing's MemberMap
  Melissa from Asheville, NC and Michael from the UK
• ✍️ Michael B, Pituitary Bio
  Michael is from the UK. He was diagnosed in May 2015 and had a failed transsphenoidal surgery in September 2015. As of June 2019 he is waiting for gamma knife to work.
• ✍️ Melissa, Pituitary Bio
  Melissa is from Asheville, NC. She was diagnosed with Cushing's Syndrome about 4 yrs ago at 40 yrs old. She was told it was due to the steriods my Neurologist prescribed for Trigeminal Neuralgia and other severe facial pain.
• ⭐️ Top PIcks updated June 22, 2019
  Top content from across the community, hand-picked by MaryO and the Cushing's community,
• 😃 New Testimonial From Sally C
  ...Mary saved my life with her site and I had so many good times with her in real life. I did a search to see if old Penelopee was still here and she is :) perhaps some new people can enjoy the craziness of Cushies at Sea :)
• 📰 Surgical Removal of Pituitary Adenomas Through the Nose Remains an Effective Treatment for Pediatric Patients
  Removal of pituitary adenomas by inserting surgical instruments through the nose (transsphenoidal resection) remains the best treatment option for pediatric patients, despite its inherent technical difficulties, a new study shows.
• 🖤 In Memory of Samantha Cohn June 20, 2015
  Juilliard graduate Samantha Cohn, 34, crawled out a window in her 16th-floor apartment at West 71st Street and Broadway and jumped at 10:10 a.m. Her mother told investigators she had been diagnosed with Cushing’s syndrome, police sources said.
• ✍️ Nikki C, Steroid-Induced Bio
  Nikki is from New Zealand. She is one of the very few New Zealanders with Cushing's syndrome, a very rare disease caused by excess production of cortisol. Long afflicted by skin disease psoriasis, she had been prescribed the steroidal cream Dermol.
• 🖤 In Memory: Diana Crosley, June 18, 2014
  Diana Lynn Alexander Crosley, age 58, of Sidney, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at 10:10 p.m. at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was a long-time Cushie who'd had a BLA at the NIH in 2002
• 🖤In Memory: Sarah Fraik
  Sarah had surgery to remove a tumor from her pituitary gland in the hopes of treating her Cushing's Disease. She died on June 13, 2011 after a brief illness at the age of 28.
• 🎤 Interview Archive: My Journey | Living with Cushing’s Disease
  It’s hard to say when my exact “journey” began with what we now know is Cushing’s Disease. Both my Mom and my doctor believe I’ve had this for years, when I started having period problems, migraines and unexplained weight gain in high school...
• 🖤 In Memory: Thomas F. Zachman ~ 1950-2010
  Thomas “Tommy” F. Zachman, of Windsor, formerly of Toledo, Ohio, died suddenly and unexpectedly at University Hospital in Denver on June 3, 2010, complications of Cushing’s Syndrome.
• 👥 Register for Ohio State Pituitary Patient Symposium
  The Keynote Speaker will be Maria Fleseriu, MD FACE. July 13, 2019
• 📰 Bilateral Adrenocortical Adenomas Causing Adrenocorticotropic Hormone-Independent Cushing's Syndrome
  Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-independent Cushing's syndrome (CS) is mostly due to unilateral tumors, with bilateral tumors rarely reported. Its common causes include primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease, ACTH-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia, and bilateral adrenocortical adenomas (BAAs) or carcinomas. BAAs causing ACTH-inde […]
• 🖤 Comment added to In Memory: Shianne Lombard-Treman, March 28, 2018
  My mother had adrenal carsinoma-cushing syndrome in the 60’s.i would sure like to know what was documented.i believe she went to UCLA medical center using some experimental/new drugs for this.i was young I remember lots of trips their..granted she passed when I was a young teenager.didnt get muchof a chance to know her.she was sick 95% of the time
• 📰 Scientists Discover Biological Reason Why Women Are More Likely to Develop Adrenal Disorders
  Scientists have discovered a potential biological reason why women are more likely to develop adrenal disorders, including cancer. According to the researchers, the answer could lie in the increased turnover of hormone-producing cells found in the adrenal glands of females.
• 😃 New Testimonial From Donna
  I just wanted to thank you for your willingness to help me during this difficult time in my life. This has been by far the worst thing that’s ever happened to me in my life. I especially appreciate the help of your website. I have learned so much from other people’s experiences both good and bad. Thank you for all that you do to help others. ((: