118. “do you want us to spell our disease’s name for you?”
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Case + Cass talk healthcare advocacy, teaching doctors, and navigating the medical world with vision impairment + rare disease.
Blindness / Disability / Episodes / Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
by Cassandra Mendez · Published April 29, 2025 · Last modified April 30, 2025
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Case + Cass talk healthcare advocacy, teaching doctors, and navigating the medical world with vision impairment + rare disease.
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Case + Cass recap the HPS Network Conference weekend—the highs, lows, and the six-minute walk for awareness.
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Case + Cass recap their time at the albinism conference in California. They talk about sessions they led and spending time with friends.
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Case + Cass talk about their bleeding disorder, how it affects them, and how they manage it. They also share some not-too-gory stories.
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Case + Cass recap the 2024 HPS Conference. They discuss key moments, funny interactions, and overall feelings about this special event.
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Case + Cass talk through what their lives would be like if they didn’t have Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome, for better and for worse.
Episodes / Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
by Cassandra Mendez · Published May 9, 2023 · Last modified July 29, 2023
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Cass + Case talk about their experiences participating in medical research in different contexts, including the National Institutes of Health
Episodes / Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
by Cassandra Mendez · Published April 11, 2023 · Last modified July 29, 2023
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Case + Cass recap their time at the HPS conference after not meeting as a community since 2019 and all the unique times it involves
Blindness / Disability / Episodes / Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
by Cassandra Mendez · Published March 28, 2023 · Last modified July 29, 2023
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Cass + Case talk about times they’ve felt like a burden due to their blindness or chronic illnesses and ways they address those feelings
Disability / Episodes / Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
by Cassandra Mendez · Published March 1, 2022 · Last modified July 29, 2023
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Cass + Case tell wild, potentially embarrassing stories on their experiences with chronic illness. This one might get TMI with blood, vomit, urine, and poop, so listen at your own risk!