How my miraculous journey with aHUS led me to find religion
Note: This column was updated Jan. 16, 2025, to correct that Soliris is an antibody therapy. A few years ago, I lost my home and career, my car broke down beyond repair, and I…
Shalana “Shay” Jordan of Columbia, South Carolina, is a photographer, writer, retired educator, and single mom of two boys. She’s been adjusting to her “new normal” of battling atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, stage 4 kidney disease, lupus, May-Thurner syndrome, and severe anemia. She received these diagnoses in 2020 at 36 years old. She wants to help fellow rare disease patients adjust to and prepare for the new life that’s unfolding for them. Because life doesn’t end at diagnosis.
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