Blog Katie Allen oktober 2025
One of the most common questions I get is “How do you explain …”, which makes sense; anyone with a visible difference knows this is a frequent question. However, it can be complicated by the rarity of some of our vascular malformations. If someone is wearing an insulin pump, someone may ask what it is; […]
Blog Katie Allen September 2025
One of the most common questions I get is “How do you explain …”, which makes sense; anyone with a visible difference knows this is a frequent question. However, it can be complicated by the rarity of some of our vascular malformations. If someone is wearing an insulin pump, someone may ask what it is; […]
Blog Katie Allen August 2025
One of the most common questions I get is “How do you explain…”, which makes sense; anyone with a visible difference knows this is a frequent question. However, it can be complicated by the rarity of some of our vascular malformations. If someone is wearing an insulin pump, someone may ask what it is; however, […]
Blog Katie Allen July 2025
One of the most common questions I get is “How do you explain…”, which makes sense; anyone with a visible difference knows this is a frequent question. However, it can be complicated by the rarity of some of our vascular malformations. If someone is wearing an insulin pump, someone may ask what it is; however, […]
Blog Katie Allen June 2025
Taking a break this month from the “How do I explain…” series to share an incredibly poignant experience I had at my dermatologist’s office this month. I was waiting in the secondary waiting room and was surprised and honestly a little annoyed that the appointment seemed to be running late, this doctor is unbelievably punctual, […]
Blog Katie Allen May 2025
One of the most common questions anyone ever asks is “How do you explain…”, which makes sense, anyone with a visible difference knows this is a frequent question. However, it can be complicated by the rarity of some of our vascular malformations. If someone is wearing an insulin pump someone may ask what it is, […]
Blog Katie Allen April 2025
Conference days! This will be a short and sweet blog this month as I have been having an incredibly exciting time at conferences for the past few weeks. I had the absolute privilege to go to the Globalskin Conference 2025. This was an incredibly diverse dermatology conference. I was quite nervous to attend this event […]
Blog Katie Allen March 2025
One of the most common questions anyone ever asks is “How do you explain…”, which makes sense, anyone with a visible difference knows this is a frequent question. However, it can be complicated by the rarity of some of our vascular malformations. If someone is wearing an insulin pump someone may ask what it is, […]
Blog Katie Allen February 2025
Happy Rare Disease Month. In honour of Rare Disease Day at the end of this month, I wanted to address something that can be super challenging at times while juggling your rare disease, getting involved in a community – any community. Many people with complex conditions can relate to the fact that sometimes between your […]
Blog Katie Allen January 2025
One of the scariest things that my condition has caused is medication uncertainty. I am currently going through this with a new medication, so I figured I would take this blog as an opportunity to discuss this experience. I am currently suffering from migraines, and we are unsure if they are CMTC-related or not, but […]