Dan Jeffries
AcroTales
AcroTales is a series of interviews with people living with Acromegaly - a rare condition caused by a benign tumour growth in the pituitary gland. If often takes 6-10 years for Acromegaly to be diagnosed and patients usually have a complicated journey to diagnosis. Acromegaly causes an excessive release of growth hormones which results in enlarged facial features, growth of hands and feet, changes in jaw and bone structures, loss of libido, visual problems and more. In each AcroTale, patient and advocate Dan Jeffries talks to acromegalics from around the world, discussing diagnosis, treatment...
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Episode 1 - Lauren 21.02.2020 25:56
In the first AcroTale , Lauren from Kent, UK talks about being diagnosed with Acromegaly in her early twenties, the battle for a successful diagnosis and how this unusually large pituitary tumour impacted her life - without dampening her spirit.
Episode 2 - Jorge (JD) 21.02.2020 23:07
In this episode of AcroTales , JD Faccinetti talks about his the long road to diagnosis, living with Acromegaly and what motivated him to begin Pituitary World News , a leading website that focuses on medical news and patient information related to the pituitary gland.
Episode 3 - Trinity 21.02.2020 24:56
In this episode of AcroTales we talk to Trinity from Phoenix, Arizona about the challenges of growing up with a pituitary condition at such a young age. We also discuss the important role that nurses have to play in the management and treatment of Acromegaly and how friends and family are such an important factor when coping with the condition.
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