Stories

I expect my story begins like most. I was 23. I was working as a nurse in a job I loved, surrounded by great friends and family. Life was good. I was ...

I was an active 47-year-old mother of three teenagers, working as a university professor and playing regular competitive tennis when I fell ill with...

Where do I start… I used to be so active, working on the funfair, working in my local nightclub as the lighting technician and warm-up DJ,...

I am 18 years old and have been fully diagnosed with PoTS for a year now. When I was first diagnosed I did so much research into it and only came...

I have always been tall and slim and I grew up frequently having crippling ‘growing pains’ that caused sleepless nights, and dizzy spells ...

Describe a significant experience that illustrates what you bring to the diversity in a college. It is our experiences that mold us into who we are,...

I am 23 years old initially was diagnosed with low blood pressure and syncope in 2012, and this year my diagnosis was changed to PoTS as I have...

From a young age, I always had some strange symptoms–symptoms that doctors could never provide an answer for, and symptoms that many believed...

I’m Helen Black I’m 33 years old, from Newcastle upon Tyne. My PoTS story started in July 2012, 6 weeks after getting married. My heart...

My name is Laura and I’m 29 years old. Up until April 2015, I  lived a pretty normal life. I have suffered with chronic headaches for the...