Patient Stories
In late 2019, Lloyd Smith was suffering with symptoms that were later thought to be COVID-19, although he never had a conclusive test. At the time, the world was…
When Pat Jordan, 65, was officially diagnosed with hereditary ATTR (hATTR) amyloidosis in May 2016, her first thought was, "Well, now I know how I'm going to die."…
In November 2014, then 53-year-old Eric Polans was rushed to the emergency department of his local New Jersey hospital, with breathing problems. At the hospital,…
A sports performance trainer, competitive body builder and lifelong athlete, Wayne Howard thought it was odd when he could not catch his breath during the warmup…
When I was a child I remember visiting relatives on the part of my father, and I noticed that some were very sick. Very thin, leaning on canes or even a wheelchair…
Giselle was always a daddy's girl. An only child, she took after her father in every way. When he reached his senior years and started having serious health issues…
Michael York, the enduring actor whose film credits include Cabaret, The Three Musketeers, and Logan's Run, is settling into his next act two-thousand miles away…
Can you imagine living 11 years with a life-threatening disease you didn't know you had? For Walt, that's how long it took to learn that his symptoms were caused by…
In 2013, I was 55 and living life to the fullest. I had 2 Grandsons and my Daughter was expecting a little girl. We live on close to 8 acres. I was mowing,…
At Ionis, our efforts begin and end with the patient in mind. From discovery to development to getting medicines into the hands of those who need it, we are…