Angela Schaff

All articles by Angela Schaff

• Living your best life after being diagnosed with a rare disease

  It’s easy to fall into your feelings and fear if you didn’t hold on to the things dear to you.

• Navigating more than my liver: How I manage life with PBC

  Having PBC can make you feel like you don’t have control. These are some ways you can gain it back. 

• Planning for the holidays with PBC 

  Having PBC means stretching out small tasks.

• Navigating the stress of health coverage changes with PBC

  I fear that a large proportion of us patients with PBC will be facing some serious concerns regarding our health care coverage.

• PBC, Sjögren’s disease and my growing list of diagnoses

  I am so tired of being sick, and sick of being tired. 

• The challenges and rewards of parenting with PBC

  I have found that taking each day as it comes is often easier than being overwhelmed by the big picture.

• Saying ‘no’ to alcohol due to my PBC

  Living in a society in which alcohol is so prevalent is a struggle when you have PBC, but for me, it isn’t worth the risk.

• How I manage brain fog–a common symptom of PBC

  Brain fog is just one of the PBC symptoms I suffer from, but having to tools to manage it makes me feel a little more in control.

• How I manage PBC symptoms with multiple diagnoses

  Like myself, many with PBC suffer from more than one autoimmune disease, and there are unique challenges that come with multiple diagnoses.