Patient’s Perspective: Renee Stolzenberger:  "To this day I can't figure out why no one ever explored why my physical and mental world turned upside down and stripped me of a 6 figure income in a career I loved, my husband, my financial security, my home, my hobbies and who I was at the core level despite my best fight."

Message From The Founder: To Screen, or Not to Screen, That is the Question! For many years we have been told that pituitary tumors/disorders are so rare, it is impractical and too expensive and scientifically indefensible to screen for these illnesses.

PNA Spotlight: Dr. Sandeep Kunwar:
 Dr. Kunwar, who is based at UCSF, is on the PNA Board of Directors. By Suzanne Potter, PNA Editor

Mailbox:  “Thank you all. I only wanted to let you know that the web page was the tool that led me to you and everything happened in less than a month. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!”

Jim Shelton: A Patient’s Perspective That bike was a symbol of hope, my way of saying that I would hold on to my dreams even when it seemed like I had no logical reason to continue to do so.

Latest News From Medscape:  Testosterone therapy lessens the gain in visceral adipose tissue and the loss of skeletal muscle in aging men who are not obese.

PNA Seeks Grant Writer: The PNA is presently looking for an individual who has excellent writing skills, and can write professional letters in seeking financial support for the many patient educational awareness programs we have coming up this year.

Sharmyn McGraw: Patient’s Perspective: There was a lawsuit started but they ran out of money and energy so the surgeon is free to do it again.

Daughter Follows in Father’s Footsteps:
A great friend of the PNA, Dr. Patricia Crock, has lost her father, who was an eminent physician in Australia. We have reprinted his obituary as a tribute.