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Sinethemba, 16 years, is a survivor of XDR-TB

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PATIENT BLOGS

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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Wubshet Jote Tolossa

TB blogger

TB & Me: "Going through TB was tough, but so was I"

Wubshet shares his experience of surviving multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis.

06 Sep 2017 / 6 minute read

White Orchid

TB blogger

20th month of treatment (final)

27 Jul 2017 / 4 minute read

Nandipha Notywala

TB blogger

TB & Me: "I am living proof that TB can be beaten"

In 2001 I was diagnosed with TB.

25 Jul 2017 / 6 minute read

White Orchid

TB blogger

19th month of treatment

"Here it is this happy moment when you realize that the course of treatment will be over soon."

27 Jun 2017 / 5 minute read

Ulyosh

TB blogger

TB & Me: Looking at life from a new angle

TB survivor Ulyosh blogs about how a little change in perspective can transform how we see our problems...

02 Jun 2017 / 4 minute read

White Orchid

TB blogger

18th month of treatment

White Orchid considers how different people tolerate treatment for tuberculosis...

27 May 2017 / 3 minute read

Ruslan Lysiura

TB blogger

TB & Me: "The hospital reminded me of some kind of a jail"

Ruslan is from Ukraine and is currently being treated for drug-resistant tuberculosis. He shares his story...

16 May 2017 / 1 minute read

White Orchid

TB blogger

17th month of treatment

Today we are going to discuss my favorite topic - ‘A sound mind in a sound body’.

27 Apr 2017 / 4 minute read

Abatgul Tajimuratova

TB blogger

TB & Me: Abatgul's diary, part 3 - "When the drugs kick in"

Abatgul is a journalist and a tuberculosis (TB) patient advocate. On her blog, she's sharing entries from the diary that she kept during her treatment for drug resistant TB. In this post, she writes about dealing with medication and the powerful side-effects

13 Apr 2017 / 3 minute read

White Orchid

TB blogger

16th month of treatment

As she approaches the end of her treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis, White Orchid considers what she has gained and lost...

27 Mar 2017 / 5 minute read