Blog Katie Allen Feb. 2023
Happy Rare Disease Day! Like many patients with a rare disease, the reality is many of my doctors are not in my city. So I travel to larger centres for treatments or appointments with specialists. When I was little that meant flying from Saskatchewan to Vancouver for a meeting with the Vascular Anomalies Team at […]
Blog Katie Allen Jan. 2023
While I never felt like CMTC held me back from sports and other physical activities, there have been some challenges. With a 3cm leg length difference, I tend to trip and fall at the best of times, especially in activities I competed in as a teenager. Over the years, my balance has somewhat improved; but […]
Blog Katie Allen Dec. 2022
When asked to start a blog on my CMTC I will admit I was nervous. I have often shared my experience in person, but a blog is new, very new, so I hope you will be patient and allow me to muddle along through this shared experience. I started laser treatments when I was 12 […]