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

Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is known for providing medical aid in emergencies. But not all emergencies are over quickly.

Our first patient blog, TB&B highlighted the lack of treatment options for people with drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis. Patients can face years of severe side-effects, and a cure is not guaranteed.

Now we have expanded the blog to showcase more broadly the stories of people in longer-term treatment.

Together they are speaking out, letting others know they are not alone, and making a powerful call for change.

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Saida
Saida
TB blogger
TB&Me: Two years of treatment is a lot for a child
When nine-year-old Mukhamadjon was diagnosed with extrapulmonary (located outside of the lungs) multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), his grandmother Saida supported him through two years of grueling treatment. Here, she shares their story.
11 Apr 2019 / 4 minute read
Gulnora and her two sons who have been diagnosed with extensively resistant TB
Gulnora
Gulnora
TB blogger
TB&Me: "In this treatment model you participate in the treatment—you can act for yourself"
When Gulnora's grandma died of tuberculosis, her family didn't realise they could be at risk. She blogs about helping her children through a new model of treatment...
04 Apr 2019 / 6 minute read
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
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

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