HOLD FOR RELEASE Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a rare skin disease of unknown etiology, which medically is often difficult to treat. For a patient with PRP, the disease can completely alter one’s ability to work and attend school. Quality of life is often greatly reduced, and many patients experience profound psychological impact due to […]
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Editor’s Note: Before we start – have you completed your PRP Patient Profile yet? Go directly to: https://conta.cc/2IOBEUA or learn why your PRP patient profile is so important. There have been two recent questions, each embedded in an unrelated post. PRP Facebookers: Leith W (Queensland, Australia) and Marilyn C (Irvington, AL) asked: How do I
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From the Editor… Nearly two years ago (May 17, 2017) I received an email from Dr. Teri Greiling, Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon. Like every PRP patient and caregiver, Dr. Greiling lamented the fact that not a single therapeutic trial had ever been conducted for patients with
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From Bill McCue, Editor PRP Survival Guide Tierney Ratti (1961-2020) was a PRP veteran who became the Gold Standard of caring and sharing. Her journey began in 1972 at the age of 11 with the onset of pityriasis rubra pilaris. She was one of the original “Pretty Red People” who traded emails on AOL
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For most patients and caregivers, a diagnosis of pityriasis rubra pilaris results in a search of the internet. Dr. Google and Dr. Yahoo confirm that PRP is a rare skin disorder that may develop during childhood or adulthood. With great redundancy we are told the following: ✔︎ Adult onset accounts for 55% of the “active”
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During the first 15 days of our 45-day campaign to update 1,000 PRP patient profiles, we reached out to 1,607 patients or caregivers. The good news – we are one-third of the way to reaching our goal. The first observation worthy of note is that 75% of those who have responded thus far are members
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WHY DO WE NEED YOUR PROFILE? As patient advocates an ultra-rare skin disease, the PRP community – individually and collectively –cannot depend on healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical companies and other third parties to organize us. It is our responsibility! The PRP community is uniquely positioned to gather the “core data” that teaching hospitals need to recruit
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by Bill McCue, Founder & President, PRP Alliance, Inc. A little bit of history… When I was diagnosed with adult onset PRP on November 28, 2012, I immediately joined the PRPSupport Group and subscribed to their email-based forum. As a newcomer to that group, I was frustrated by the lack of response to the questions
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. Editor’s Note: Regardless of the worthiness of any cause, you have a right say “No”.It’s very easy to say “No” when a stranger knocks on your door. Whatever they’re selling, we’re not buying. Let’s face it – we’re all getting pretty darn good at saying “No”. In fact, for most of us, “No” has
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The effort to update the PRP Community Database began on April 13, 2018 and has been returned to the front burner for PRP Awareness Month (November 2018). The objective was to confirm patient locations, email addresses, onset dates and onset ages, and the current status of PRP patients – young and old – worldwide. Thank
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