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December 15, 2016 MaryO

I am thankful for you and this site too! I love reading success stories. Do you happen to know if scarring that results in adrenal insufficiency is common in the years after pit surgery? I wish you all the best.

~ from the message boards

🖤 In Memory: Kassey Whiterock, June 30, 2016
Kassey passed away on June 30, 2016. Her sister said she died in her sleep. She was in the hospital due to a crisis on June 21st. Kassey was only 20 years old.
🖤 In Memory: Kalyn Allen, June 28, 2017
Kalyn was only 41 when she died on June 28, 2017. She had recently had pituitary surgery.
🏞 Cushing's MemberMap
2 new Cushie added to the Cushing's MemberMap
✍️ Kim Jones (KimVJ), Pituitary Bio
Kim is from Wisconsin. She was recently diagnosed with Cushing’s after about three years of testing. This is in addition to a diagnosis of Lipedema a little over a year ago.
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🖤 In Memory: Kate Myers, June 23, 2014
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🖤 In Memory of Samantha Cohn ~ June 19, 2014
Juilliard graduate Samantha Cohn, 34, crawled out a window in her 16th-floor apartment at West 71st Street and Broadway and jumped at 10:10 a.m. Her mother told investigators she had been diagnosed with Cushing’s syndrome, police sources said.
🖤 In Memory of Diana Crosley ~ June 18, 2014
Diana Lynn Alexander Crosley, age 58, of Sidney, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at 10:10 p.m. at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was a long-time Cushie who'd had a BLA at the NIH in 2002.

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