Meet the G-PACT team

Happy Awareness Month! To begin the month, we’d like to formally introduce you to some of our core team members here at G-PACT. Our team is made up of volunteers, most of whom are patients themselves. We work pretty hard behind the scenes, so we’re putting the spotlight on those who help keep us upContinue

Champion Patient: Roxanne

During Awareness Month, we shared stories each week of a Champion Patient. Each had a unique story to tell, and wanted to share their story with the Pact Blog, and the rest of the DTP Community. This week, we feature another young woman’s story. Read about Roxanne below. I want to say the first thingContinue

Champion Patient: Danielle Crull

Every Friday for DTP Awareness Month, we’re featuring a champion patient. Each one shares their story in a different way, and each writes to inspire the community with their journey. First up, Danielle…… It’s like night and day. That’s how Danielle Crull describes her life before and after Gastric Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (G-POEM). A certifiedContinue

The importance of self care

This month, the Pact blog will be sharing a variety of information for DTP Awareness Month. Today, Pact blog writer Carolanne shares how important self care is, especially when living with a chronic illness. In a life with chronic illness, there are a plethora of things we can’t control. We can’t control flare ups, whenContinue

Becoming Positively Rachel

Writer Rachel Burchfield shares her story, and how she made the best out of a seemingly impossible situation. Five years ago, I was just your typical high school student. I swam competitively, volunteered and was a nanny for children with autism; with the hope of becoming a behavioral therapist. I had fallen in love withContinue

Baby Steps Toward Self Empowerment

Pact blog writer Jim Sliney shares his advice and knowledge on how to plan for the unplannable. Every person with gastroparesis knows that at any moment things can get bad. When things get bad, they get expensive. That lingering fear of “when is the other shoe going to drop” is probably one of the greatestContinue

Important Parenthood Preparations When You Have a Disability

When you have a disability or chronic illness, sometimes the idea of having a child can be overwhelming and even feel impossible. For those of us who are able, but struggle to feel prepared, Jackie Waters has compiled a some ideas to help ease the transition into parenthood. When your baby arrives, life will changeContinue

Gastroparesis Registry

If you’re like many gastroparesis patients, when you first got ill you visited your doctor or an ER trying to find out what was wrong and come up with a plan to feel better.  Unfortunately, even though your symptoms may have pointed to gastroparesis, doctors don’t normally think of it.   Those that do might askContinue

DDNC 2018

Ever wonder about the events G-PACT participates in throughout the year? Samantha tells all about her experience at this years DDNC event! Every year, the DDNC (Digestive Disease National Coalition) puts on an event in Washington DC. During this two day event, representatives from groups such as G-PACT, physicians, patients, and patient advocates get togetherContinue

Holy Grail Anti-Nausea Products for GPers

If you have gastroparesis, you know what it’s like to be nauseous all the time. Sometimes, nausea medications just aren’t enough. So what should you do? Pact blog writer Carolanne came up with a great list of products to try. Battling gastroparesis is no easy feat. With little treatment options available, it often feels likeContinue