The narrator had me at the edge of my seat. Finally, after almost an hour, I was sure I knew…
Danita LaShelle Jones
Danita currently calls Madison, Alabama, home. She and her husband raise four exceptional children, one of which lives with hereditary angioedema — Ladybug. As a caregiver, Danita hopes that her column will show other caregivers and patients that they’re not alone. Championing the idea to “inform the world,” she seeks to reveal HAE in such a way that even if it’s rare for an individual to have it, it isn’t rare for everyone to know about it.
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Articles by Danita LaShelle Jones
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I have vague memories of the encounter. I remember sitting on the exam table and asking if I was getting…
I triumphantly pressed enter and marveled at my epic post on social media. There were no hospital visits, no rushes…