The UK charity for all affected by Addison’s disease & adrenal insufficiency. 🗓 29 May: #AddisonsDiseaseDay 🎉#TeamAddisons 📲Learn more: #AddisonsQA

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It’s #AddisonsDiseaseDay - a day for everyone who is affected by Addison’s disease & adrenal insufficiency to join together to raise awareness & celebrate this incredible community 🎉 This year our theme is ‘Turn Awareness into Action’ ⤵️ loom.ly/Fl2cSE4 (1/9)
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If you're pregnant & have adrenal insufficiency, there are some important planning & management considerations which need to be inc in your care. Read more 👉addisonsdisease.org.uk/addis… Special thanks to Dr Catherine Napier @nuth_endodiab, for her expert guidance on this article.

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Our Online Forum has a dedicated women's health section, a supportive space to ask questions and connect with others with Addison’s or adrenal insufficiency going through similar experiences to you. 💬 Join the conversation ⤵️ addisonsdisease.org.uk/onlin…
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📣 You're invited! Join us for our Annual General Meeting and get involved in the direction of the ADSHG. 🗓️ Saturday 4 July 2026 ⏰ 10.00 - 11.30am GMT 📍 Online via Zoom 🎟️ Free - ADSHG members event 👉 Visit our AGM hub to register for your place ⤵️ addisonsdisease.org.uk/adshg…
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This #VolunteersWeek, we want to thank our wonderful volunteers for everything they do — you're at the heart of our charity 💜 We also want to highlight our Forum Buddies for making our online forum a safe space where people feel less alone. Join here ➡️ addisonsdisease.org.uk/onlin…
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💬 On the forum, you can start a new topic to exchange knowledge and experiences, or read existing conversations by choosing a topic from the message boards. Connect with others every day as you navigate life with Addison's or adrenal insufficiency 🔗 addisonsdisease.org.uk/onlin…
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Addison's Disease Self-Help Group (ADSHG) retweeted
I am one of just 8000 people with this rare, incurable & life-threatening condition. Big hello to everyone else in #Addisons club 🤘🏻 I hope you are all well and living your best life ❤️ I will be retweeting important info today from all in our community
It’s #AddisonsDiseaseDay - a day for everyone who is affected by Addison’s disease & adrenal insufficiency to join together to raise awareness & celebrate this incredible community 🎉 This year our theme is ‘Turn Awareness into Action’ ⤵️ loom.ly/Fl2cSE4 (1/9)
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Addison's Disease Self-Help Group (ADSHG) retweeted
📅 29th May is Addison’s Disease Day In late March I was diagnosed with primary adrenal insufficiency (aka Addison's). Since then I've been learning to live with this condition. Fortunately, so far so good, as my medication is working well and I feel much better than previously.
It’s #AddisonsDiseaseDay - a day for everyone who is affected by Addison’s disease & adrenal insufficiency to join together to raise awareness & celebrate this incredible community 🎉 This year our theme is ‘Turn Awareness into Action’ ⤵️ loom.ly/Fl2cSE4 (1/9)
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Addison's Disease Self-Help Group (ADSHG) retweeted
💜Today I'll post a bit more about living with Addison's Disease 🚨It's very rare, it's incurable & it can be life-threatening ⚽I've 2 sides to my life. The one where I'm loving life reporting on footy 🚑The other is being kept alive artificially every day #AddisonsDiseaseDay
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It’s #AddisonsDiseaseDay - a day for everyone who is affected by Addison’s disease & adrenal insufficiency to join together to raise awareness & celebrate this incredible community 🎉 This year our theme is ‘Turn Awareness into Action’ ⤵️ loom.ly/Fl2cSE4 (1/9)
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This May, our wonderful community has also been hosting Addison's Afternoon Teas to raise vital awareness & funds in the lead up to #AddisonsDiseaseDay ☕ Together we're making a difference, our work wouldn't be possible without you! Hear more ➡️ loom.ly/Fl2cSE4 (8/9)
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Why is #AddisonsDiseaseDay on 29 May? It’s the birthday of John F. Kennedy, the 35th US President who managed his Addison's disease & other autoimmune conditions in secret. JFK was diagnosed with Addison’s whilst in London aged 30. Read more ⤵️ addisonsdisease.org.uk/famou… (9/9)

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💬 "Due to this I received excellent care & was able to return home in the afternoon" The positive impact of the Adrenal Insufficiency Action Plan in an adrenal crisis 🙏 Putting life-saving info in the right hands, at the right moment. 🚦 Order yours ⬇️ addisonsdisease.org.uk/adren…
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For people living with Addison's, salt is a hot topic in this weather☀️But why do people with Addison’s often crave salty foods at diagnosis? & why does salt remain a trusted “pick me up” afterwards? 🧂@simonhspearce explains more on our blog⤵️ #HeatWave addisonsdisease.org.uk/blog/…
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