Treeman
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“A teenager from Norfolk has become the first patient in Europe to be given a newly licensed treatment which could potentially cure her life-threatening, inherited disorder.
Mary Catchpole, 19, lost her mother, grandmother and several other relatives to the rare condition which affects the immune system, reducing her ability to fight infections.
"This treatment has brought me hope and joy," Mary told BBC News: "I feel like I can do anything, but it is bittersweet because my family members passed away before they could benefit."
The newly licensed drug, leniolisib, is the first targeted treatment for her condition, Activated PI3-kinase Delta Syndrome or APDS.”
The article doesn’t say if she suffered with fatigue but I’d be surprised if she didn’t. I just thought it was a good news story that could give a glimmer of hope to untreatable illness.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07dzrx02e0o
Mary Catchpole, 19, lost her mother, grandmother and several other relatives to the rare condition which affects the immune system, reducing her ability to fight infections.
"This treatment has brought me hope and joy," Mary told BBC News: "I feel like I can do anything, but it is bittersweet because my family members passed away before they could benefit."
The newly licensed drug, leniolisib, is the first targeted treatment for her condition, Activated PI3-kinase Delta Syndrome or APDS.”
The article doesn’t say if she suffered with fatigue but I’d be surprised if she didn’t. I just thought it was a good news story that could give a glimmer of hope to untreatable illness.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07dzrx02e0o