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• 👥 Summit on Adrenal Insufficiency Today through April 25, 2026
  Living with adrenal insufficiency—or caring for someone who does—requires knowledge, preparation, and a strong support network. This year’s conference is designed to bring together patients, families, caregivers, and medical professionals for a time of learning, encouragement, and connection. Through a variety of planned sessions and breakout discussions, attendees will explore the latest medical advances, practical […]
• Cushing's Awareness Challenge - Day 24
  So many people around the word have invisible illnesses, many of those illnesses can be disabling. For me, it is not one illness alone that can be disabling. It is the combination of many, and maybe even medication side...
• ⁉️ Cushing’s Myths and Facts: “Each Person Requires the Same Dose of Steroid in Order to Survive…”
  Fact: In simple terms, Adrenal Insufficiency occurs when the body does not have enough cortisol in it. You see, cortisol is life sustaining and we actually do need cortisol to survive. You have probably seen the commercials about “getting rid of extra belly fat” by lowering your cortisol. These advertisements make it hard for people […]
• 🦓 Day 23, Cushing’s Awareness Challenge
  Wow. That’s about all I can say. Yesterday was possibly the best day of my life since I started getting Cushing’s symptoms, and that was over 30 years ago. More than a quarter of a century of feeling exhausted, fatigued. A quarter of my life spent taking naps and sleeping.
• 😊 Welcome! / Cushing-Help.com Support for Cushing's Syndrome and Cushing's Disease
  Welcome to Cushing's Help and Support. This site provides information, support, news, and education for people with Cushing's or other endocrine problems, their friends and families. Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal disorder caused by prolonged exposure of the body's tissues to high levels of cortisol. Cushing's is a debilitating disease which causes the overproduction of […]