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Pamela Browne’s Achalasia Story

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To mark Achalasia Awareness month, Pamela shares her Achalasia journey, in hope that it can help others. Pamela talks about how difficult it was to understand her achalasia when she was diagnosed as a teenager, as she didn’t get support from doctors and couldn’t access appropriate information on the condition. Pamela says: “this is totally […]

Lorien Schipperus’s Achalasia Story

Lorien smiling and holding a black puppy

On Rare Disease Day, Lorien tells us of how her achalasia was misdiagnosed and of how important it has been for her to receive support from her family, friends and the wider achalasia community