Written by Katie Steedly Curling, PhD, writer, and guest blogger for the Turner Syndrome Foundation. Katie writes monthly about her experiences living with Turner Syndrome. In this article, she discusses her experience with Hormone Replacement Therapy. Hormones are your body’s chemical messengers. They travel in your bloodstream to tissues or organs to help them do their […]
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Amy and Chris are the parents of Avary, a wonderful, now four-year-old little girl who has Turner Syndrome (TS). They have long been advocates for TS awareness, having navigated the stages of coping with diagnosis, finding care, and parenting a child with the condition. We asked them for tips on finding answers to questions about
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Do you want to advocate for yourself but do not know what self-advocacy actually means? Struggling to find examples of being a self-advocate? This article can help you! We recently talked with members from the Turner Syndrome (TS) community to get their perspectives on self-advocacy. These women also share their personal stories about how they
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Engaging in Turner Syndrome (TS) advocacy can be a big task. However, it is one of the most important ways to make a difference for all girls and women who live with TS. In this post, organizing advocate Renee Nowacki shares how her group successfully advocated in the state of Nebraska. Renee’s Turner Syndrome Advocacy
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It’s National Volunteer Month! Today we are highlighting Leisa Jenkins, mother of a girl who has Turner Syndrome, coach, author of 10x Your Inner Rockstar, and a TSF volunteer. As a volunteer, Leisa is a member of our Engaged Volunteer Committee and serves as the Star Sisters Group Mentor. She is there to offer support,
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Christina is a woman who has Turner Syndrome, a wife, and a teacher. In this monthly blog series, she shares her experiences living with Turner Syndrome after aortic dissection surgery. Life Post-Surgery Hello again! I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe during these most challenging times. This month, I would like to look
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In our second Twitter chat for Turner Syndrome awareness, we talked about health concerns. It was insightful to hear so many perspectives on the condition. As we learned, TS affects every woman and girl differently. There are some more common symptoms such as short stature, infertility, and cardiac issues, while even these are quite varied.
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by Katie Steedly Curling, PhD, Writer & Guest Blogger for TSF Sometimes in our rush to think about awareness as big events and campaigns, we forget that awareness is, above all, personal. Connection is the heart of Turner Syndrome awareness. Communication is the heart of connection. Talking and writing are the heart of communication. Awareness
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I would like to start by thanking you for taking the time to read my story. I hope you will gain knowledge and comfort from my experiences with Turners. My name is Christina Quint and I was diagnosed with Turner Syndrome at birth, thirty years ago. I was blessed with parents who have helped and
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