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TB&Me is the first patient blog from Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders.

Treatment options for multi-drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis (TB) are extremely limited. Patients can face years of severe side-effects, and a cure is not guaranteed.

TB&Me bloggers are speaking out, letting others know they are not alone, and making a powerful call for change.

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Nataliya Klymyk, TB patient
Nataliya Klymyk
TB blogger
TB&Me: "It was just a routine check-up"
Nataliya was working as a shop assistant when she fell ill with what she thought was a perisistent cold. Four years later, she is fighting extensively-drug-resistant tuberculosis with the help of a new treatment that's offering hope...
24 Jan 2019 / 4 minute read
Maddy driving
Maddy
Maddy
TB blogger
TB & Me: "I often think multi-drug-resistant TB survivors must be superhumans."
Maddy is a student in the UK who is currently going through treatment for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. While ten million people are affected with tuberculosis every year, treatment options for drug-resistant strains are limited and side-effects can be severe. Maddy shares his story so far…
20 Sep 2018 / 5 minute read
White Orchid
TB blogger
2018: One Year Later
One year after she concluded her treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis, White Orchid sends an update...
16 Aug 2018 / 1 minute read
White Orchid
TB blogger
1st Month of Treatment
I’ll start by telling you that before this illness I knew nothing about pills except for aspirin and paracetamol. It was very hot in the office in summer; the air conditioner was on constantly.
05 Jun 2018 / 4 minute read
Abatgul Tajimuratova
TB blogger
TB & Me: If I am asked “What is happiness?”
Abatgul is a journalist and a tuberculosis (TB) patient advocate. In 2008 she was diagnosed with a drug-resistant strain of TB, and began a long, difficult course of treatment, eventually making a full recovery. In this post, she reflects on what the experience has taught her about happiness...
21 Mar 2018 / 2 minute read
Ulyosh
TB blogger
TB & Me: Thanks to those who were there for me!
Ulyosh is an artist and tuberculosis (TB) advocate. Today Ulyosh is cured, and reflecting on the remarkable people who helped her during her long treatment...
20 Mar 2018 / 3 minute read
Ella Khositashvili
TB blogger
Tuberculosis: Diagnosis or verdict? – Diagnosis.
Today's TB&Me blogger lives in Georgia, and has recently been cured of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis. A lack of research has meant that very few drugs are available for this kind of TB, and the ones that exist cause powerful side-effects. Having got through the long, difficult treatment, she shares her inspiring story….
23 Jan 2018 / 2 minute read
Abatgul Tajimuratova
TB blogger
TB&Me: Abatgul’s diary, part 5 – “One year completed”.
Abatgul is a journalist from Nukus in Uzbekistan. She's sharing extracts of the diary she kept during her treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis... 
18 Jan 2018 / 1 minute read
Ulyosh
TB blogger
TB& Me: The most important thing in life is balance
Ulyosh is an artist and TB survivor from Uzbekistan. She shares her thoughts and reflections on finding balance in life after TB...
28 Dec 2017 / 3 minute read
Ulyosh
TB blogger
TB & Me: Human superpowers
I would like to tell about one more story. I think this is an interesting story on how a person can change under a stressful situation.
07 Sep 2017 / 3 minute read
Abatgul Tajimuratova
TB blogger
TB&Me: Abatgul’s diary part 4 - The consequences of self-treatment
Before I was exposed to TB I heard one of our relatives had fluid in his lungs. I advised his wife to send him to the hospital as soon as possible and said he would find a cure soon.
07 Sep 2017 / 2 minute read
Wubshet Jote Tolossa
TB blogger
TB & Me: "Going through TB was tough, but so was I"
“Something felt weird about that day from the moment I woke up. I was not sure what it was till it hit me that I don’t have pills to take today.
06 Sep 2017 / 6 minute read