My Autoimmune Disease Morphed Into Cancer | So I Turned Pain Into Passion | Nick’s Story

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Nick's Video Series:
1) I May Not Be Alive if I Had Listened to My First Doctors: Patient Self-Advocacy: • I May Not Be Alive if ...
2) My Autoimmune Disease Morphed Into Cancer | So I Turned Pain Into Passion: This Video
Nick M. felt helpless, angry and frustrated after several doctors couldn’t figure out a diagnosis after he had night sweats, pain and weight loss. After 13 months, they were finally able to diagnose him with IgG4-RD, a rare autoimmune disorder. Then 7 years later, it morphed into nodal marginal zone lymphoma. In this story, Nick shares how he processed the diagnosis, undergoing treatment twice, setting an example for his 3 young children and how he turned pain into passion.
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Contents of this video:
00:00 - Intro
03:07 - Marginal Zone Lymphoma diagnosis
04:41 - How did your autoimmune disease turn into lymphoma
06:04 - Processing the diagnosis
09:42 - What emotionally, psychologically and spiritually propelled you forward?
14:22 - Treatment & side effects
18:37 - Maintenance Chemo
22:39 - How do you get through hard days?
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