{"id":5925,"date":"2021-10-19T14:25:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T14:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/?page_id=5925"},"modified":"2023-10-28T14:04:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T14:04:20","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5b1hg5-f39001769e2e5cf9634076f9458da1bc\">\n.flex_column.av-5b1hg5-f39001769e2e5cf9634076f9458da1bc{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5b1hg5-f39001769e2e5cf9634076f9458da1bc av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4wk80l-311cd5a94f3e2f8cae0b32a93b171e6e\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-4wk80l-311cd5a94f3e2f8cae0b32a93b171e6e{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-4wk80l-311cd5a94f3e2f8cae0b32a93b171e6e .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-4wk80l-311cd5a94f3e2f8cae0b32a93b171e6e .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-4wk80l-311cd5a94f3e2f8cae0b32a93b171e6e av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_blog  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Blog<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:90}\" class='avia-content-slider avia-content-grid-active avia-content-slider1 avia-content-slider-odd  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-slideshow-ui av-control-default   av-no-slider-navigation av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><div class=\"avia-content-slider-inner\"><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-12612 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-1 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third first real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2024\/02\/01\/julias-story\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Julia&#8217;s Topical Steroid Withdrawal Story'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2023-260x185.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-12614 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12614 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2024\/02\/01\/julias-story\/' title='Julia&#8217;s Topical Steroid Withdrawal Story'>Julia&#8217;s Topical Steroid Withdrawal Story<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\"Make it mandatory for doctors, and also pharmacists, to be informed about and to inform patients of the side effects. And under no circumstances guarantee that a drug is safe.\" - Julia<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-02-01T14:44:02+00:00\" >February 1, 2024<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2023-scaled.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>2560<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>2560<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>jolene<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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Withdrawal'>Mini&#8217;s Story \u2013 Three Years Topical Steroid Withdrawal<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\"As predicted, by the end of 2019, the cream had stopped working and I was back at that same place where my skin felt on fire.\" - Mini<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2023-10-28T16:39:15+00:00\" >October 28, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Untitled-design.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1600<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>2000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span 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itemprop='name'>Mini&#8217;s Story \u2013 Three Years Topical Steroid Withdrawal<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-12543 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-3 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2023\/10\/28\/traveling-for-answers-riccardos-topical-steroid-withdrawal-story\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Traveling for Answers: Riccardo\u2019s Topical Steroid Withdrawal Story'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-28-at-9.46.12-AM-e1698501146628-260x185.png\" class=\"wp-image-12544 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12544 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2023\/10\/28\/traveling-for-answers-riccardos-topical-steroid-withdrawal-story\/' title='Traveling for Answers: Riccardo\u2019s Topical Steroid Withdrawal Story'>Traveling for Answers: Riccardo\u2019s Topical Steroid Withdrawal Story<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\"I used steroids, as prescribed, non-stop since I was a baby and until my 20s.\" - Riccardo<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2023-10-28T14:00:35+00:00\" >October 28, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span 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itemprop='name'>jolene<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T14:25:07+00:00\" >2023-10-28 14:00:35<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 14:22:28<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Traveling for Answers: Riccardo\u2019s Topical Steroid Withdrawal Story<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-11979 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-4 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third first real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2023\/04\/25\/alicias-story-five-months-topical-steroid-withdrawal\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Alicia\u2019s Story \u2013 Five Months Topical Steroid Withdrawal'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-25-at-11.26.57-AM-e1682436672754-260x185.png\" class=\"wp-image-12013 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12013 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2023\/04\/25\/alicias-story-five-months-topical-steroid-withdrawal\/' title='Alicia\u2019s Story \u2013 Five Months Topical Steroid Withdrawal'>Alicia\u2019s Story \u2013 Five Months Topical Steroid Withdrawal<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\"Though I didn\u2019t know much about Topical Steroid Addiction and Topical Steroid Withdrawal, it was the first diagnosis I had in a year that made sense to me.\" -Alicia <\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2023-04-25T15:19:21+00:00\" >April 25, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-25-at-11.26.57-AM-e1682436672754.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>235<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" 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itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2023\/04\/15\/world-art-day-2023\/' title='WORLD ART DAY 2023'>WORLD ART DAY 2023<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >In celebration of World Art Day 2023, ITSAN is proud to feature the work of artists from around the world who have experienced TSW.<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2023-04-15T15:43:58+00:00\" >April 15, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-25-at-11.34.54-AM.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>278<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>WORLD ART DAY 2023<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-11459 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-6 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2023\/03\/27\/tips-for-applying-for-personal-independence-payment-pip-during-tsw\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Applying for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) &#8211; Tips from a TSW Warrior'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-27-at-6.29.28-PM-e1679956220396-250x185.png\" class=\"wp-image-11525 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-11525 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2023\/03\/27\/tips-for-applying-for-personal-independence-payment-pip-during-tsw\/' title='Applying for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) &#8211; Tips from a TSW Warrior'>Applying for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) &#8211; Tips from a TSW Warrior<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\"I\u2019ve just been awarded the standard living allowance for Personal Independence Payment, the UK disability benefit.\u00a0It wasn\u2019t easy and I had to fight for it.\" -Lorna<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2023-03-27T22:04:21+00:00\" >March 27, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-27-at-6.29.28-PM-e1679956220396.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>245<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>250<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>jolene<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ITSAN-Logo-2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>jolene<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T14:25:07+00:00\" >2023-03-27 22:04:21<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 14:22:29<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Applying for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) &#8211; Tips from a TSW Warrior<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-9946 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-7 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third first real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2022\/10\/07\/dianes-story-my-topical-steroid-withdrawal-syndrome-journey-so-far\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Diane&#8217;s story &#8211; My topical steroid withdrawal syndrome journey&#8230;so far'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-07-at-12.28.17-PM-e1665160349398-250x185.png\" class=\"wp-image-10042 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-10042 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2022\/10\/07\/dianes-story-my-topical-steroid-withdrawal-syndrome-journey-so-far\/' title='Diane&#8217;s story &#8211; My topical steroid withdrawal syndrome journey&#8230;so far'>Diane&#8217;s story &#8211; My topical steroid withdrawal syndrome journey&#8230;so far<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\"For the last year, I have been continually misdiagnosed...I no longer question my sanity...I actually have a real medical syndrome.\" \r\n-Diane<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2022-10-07T15:06:35+00:00\" >October 7, 2022<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-07-at-12.28.17-PM-e1665160349398.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>236<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>250<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>jolene<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ITSAN-Logo-2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>jolene<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T14:25:07+00:00\" >2022-10-07 15:06:35<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 14:22:40<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Diane&#8217;s story &#8211; My topical steroid withdrawal syndrome journey&#8230;so far<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-6867 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-8 slide-parity-even  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2022\/04\/29\/chis-story-i-became-addicted-to-my-eczema-treatment\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='CHI\u2019S STORY: \u201cI BECAME ADDICTED TO MY ECZEMA TREATMENT\u201d'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cgas-260x185.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-6939 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6939 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2022\/04\/29\/chis-story-i-became-addicted-to-my-eczema-treatment\/' title='CHI\u2019S STORY: \u201cI BECAME ADDICTED TO MY ECZEMA TREATMENT\u201d'>CHI\u2019S STORY: \u201cI BECAME ADDICTED TO MY ECZEMA TREATMENT\u201d<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\u201cThere was never a conversation about alternative treatments or that it was dangerous to stay on a topical steroid for so many years. I felt very betrayed.\u201d -Chi Villines<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2022-04-29T17:31:50+00:00\" >April 29, 2022<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cgas.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>255<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ITSAN-Logo-2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T14:25:07+00:00\" >2022-04-29 17:31:50<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 14:22:40<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>CHI\u2019S STORY: \u201cI BECAME ADDICTED TO MY ECZEMA TREATMENT\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-6720 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-9 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2022\/04\/14\/world-art-day-2022\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='WORLD ART DAY 2022'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/worldartday-260x185.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-6722 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6722 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2022\/04\/14\/world-art-day-2022\/' title='WORLD ART DAY 2022'>WORLD ART DAY 2022<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >In celebration of World Art Day 2022, ITSAN is proud to feature the work of ten artists from around the world who have experienced TSW.<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2022-04-14T22:31:17+00:00\" >April 14, 2022<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/worldartday.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>255<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ITSAN-Logo-2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T14:25:07+00:00\" >2022-04-14 22:31:17<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 14:22:40<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>WORLD ART DAY 2022<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-6611 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-10 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third first real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2022\/03\/25\/lets-talk-about-protopic-tacrolimus\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='&#8220;LET&#8217;S TALK ABOUT PROTOPIC (TACROLIMUS)&#8221; &lt;br&gt;BY CARA WARD'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lets-260x185.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-6612 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6612 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2022\/03\/25\/lets-talk-about-protopic-tacrolimus\/' title='&#8220;LET&#8217;S TALK ABOUT PROTOPIC (TACROLIMUS)&#8221; BY CARA WARD'>&#8220;LET&#8217;S TALK ABOUT PROTOPIC (TACROLIMUS)&#8221; <br>BY CARA WARD<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\u201cWhilst TSW symptoms can be so varied, and recovery times are so different, when it comes to the influence of Protopic, there seem to be patterns forming that cannot be ignored any longer.\u201d -Cara Ward\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2022-03-25T17:40:48+00:00\" >March 25, 2022<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lets.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>255<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ITSAN-Logo-2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T14:25:07+00:00\" >2022-03-25 17:40:48<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 14:22:40<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>&#8220;LET&#8217;S TALK ABOUT PROTOPIC (TACROLIMUS)&#8221; <br>BY CARA WARD<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-6464 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-11 slide-parity-even  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2022\/03\/15\/briana-banos-director-of-preventable-and-tsw-champion\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='BRIANA BANOS &#8211; DIRECTOR OF PREVENTABLE AND TSW CHAMPION'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/briana2-260x185.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-6465 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6465 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2022\/03\/15\/briana-banos-director-of-preventable-and-tsw-champion\/' title='BRIANA BANOS &#8211; DIRECTOR OF PREVENTABLE AND TSW CHAMPION'>BRIANA BANOS &#8211; DIRECTOR OF PREVENTABLE AND TSW CHAMPION<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >To celebrate the three year anniversary of the release of \"Preventable: Protecting our Largest Organ,\" ITSAN highlights the work of filmmaker and TSW changemaker, Briana Banos. <\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2022-03-15T19:41:03+00:00\" >March 15, 2022<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/briana2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>255<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ITSAN-Logo-2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T14:25:07+00:00\" >2022-03-15 19:41:03<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 14:22:40<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>BRIANA BANOS &#8211; DIRECTOR OF PREVENTABLE AND TSW CHAMPION<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-6316 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-12 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2022\/02\/25\/my-life-during-topical-steroid-withdrawal-a-documentary\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='My Life During Topical Steroid Withdrawal &#8211; A Documentary'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/doc2-260x185.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-6319 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6319 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2022\/02\/25\/my-life-during-topical-steroid-withdrawal-a-documentary\/' title='My Life During Topical Steroid Withdrawal &#8211; A Documentary'>My Life During Topical Steroid Withdrawal &#8211; A Documentary<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\u201cThis film was produced to spark conversation and represent those out there who may endure this condition in silence.\u201d -Carlos Torres, Director<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2022-02-25T15:18:48+00:00\" >February 25, 2022<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/doc2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>255<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ITSAN-Logo-2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T14:25:07+00:00\" >2022-02-25 15:18:48<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 14:22:40<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>My Life During Topical Steroid Withdrawal &#8211; A Documentary<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-6259 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-13 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third first real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2022\/02\/02\/do-what-is-most-essential-tips-for-tsw-parent-caregivers\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Do What is Most Essential &#8211; Tips for TSW Parent Caregivers'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/itsan-260x185.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-6260 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6260 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2022\/02\/02\/do-what-is-most-essential-tips-for-tsw-parent-caregivers\/' title='Do What is Most Essential &#8211; Tips for TSW Parent Caregivers'>Do What is Most Essential &#8211; Tips for TSW Parent Caregivers<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Every day your love, your strength and your instincts champion your child\u2019s recovery. <\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2022-02-02T22:36:19+00:00\" >February 2, 2022<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/itsan.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>255<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ITSAN-Logo-2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T14:25:07+00:00\" >2022-02-02 22:36:19<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 14:22:40<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Do What is Most Essential &#8211; Tips for TSW Parent Caregivers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-6227 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-14 slide-parity-even  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2022\/01\/24\/jem-and-jude-a-tsw-warrior-and-caregivers-story\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='JEM AND JUDE &#8211; A TSW WARRIOR AND CAREGIVER\u2019S STORY'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/main-260x185.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-6228 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6228 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2022\/01\/24\/jem-and-jude-a-tsw-warrior-and-caregivers-story\/' title='JEM AND JUDE &#8211; A TSW WARRIOR AND CAREGIVER\u2019S STORY'>JEM AND JUDE &#8211; A TSW WARRIOR AND CAREGIVER\u2019S STORY<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >A Professor of Medical Education shares a photographic journal of his Topical Steroid Addiction and Topical Steroid Withdrawal experience.<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2022-01-24T19:47:49+00:00\" >January 24, 2022<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/main.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>255<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ITSAN-Logo-2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T14:25:07+00:00\" >2022-01-24 19:47:49<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 14:22:40<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>JEM AND JUDE &#8211; A TSW WARRIOR AND CAREGIVER\u2019S STORY<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-6076 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-15 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2021\/11\/24\/coltons-topical-steroid-withdrawal-recovery\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='COLTON\u2019S TOPICAL STEROID WITHDRAWAL RECOVERY'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/main-1-260x185.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-6077 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6077 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2021\/11\/24\/coltons-topical-steroid-withdrawal-recovery\/' title='COLTON\u2019S TOPICAL STEROID WITHDRAWAL RECOVERY'>COLTON\u2019S TOPICAL STEROID WITHDRAWAL RECOVERY<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\u201cI wish we would have been given more options to help control his minor eczema as an infant, rather than being pushed to use topical steroids right away.\u201d -Christin, Colton\u2019s mom <\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-11-24T16:35:37+00:00\" >November 24, 2021<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/main-1.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>255<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ITSAN-Logo-2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T14:25:07+00:00\" >2021-11-24 16:35:37<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 14:22:41<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>COLTON\u2019S TOPICAL STEROID WITHDRAWAL RECOVERY<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-6068 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-16 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third first real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2021\/11\/19\/the-physician-patient-partnership\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='THE PHYSICIAN PATIENT PARTNERSHIP'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/shake-260x185.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-6069 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6069 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2021\/11\/19\/the-physician-patient-partnership\/' title='THE PHYSICIAN PATIENT PARTNERSHIP'>THE PHYSICIAN PATIENT PARTNERSHIP<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Are you supported by your medical provider? Dr. Patrice Little and Briana Banos discuss meaningful steps a TSW patient and medical provider can take towards a positive partnership.<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-11-19T21:19:12+00:00\" >November 19, 2021<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/shake.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>255<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ITSAN-Logo-2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T14:25:07+00:00\" >2021-11-19 21:19:12<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 14:22:54<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>THE PHYSICIAN PATIENT PARTNERSHIP<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-6041 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-17 slide-parity-even  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2021\/11\/11\/interview-with-tsw-warrior-sam\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='INTERVIEW WITH TSW WARRIOR SAM'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/main-260x185.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-6042 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6042 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2021\/11\/11\/interview-with-tsw-warrior-sam\/' title='INTERVIEW WITH TSW WARRIOR SAM'>INTERVIEW WITH TSW WARRIOR SAM<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >At 4 months TSW, Sam describes his experience and what has helped him the most. He shares an update on his health at 9 months TSW.\r\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-11-11T19:12:37+00:00\" >November 11, 2021<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/main.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>255<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ITSAN-Logo-2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T14:25:07+00:00\" >2021-11-11 19:12:37<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 14:22:55<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>INTERVIEW WITH TSW WARRIOR SAM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-5975 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-18 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2021\/10\/19\/caregivers-appropriate-care-roadmap\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Caregivers &#8211; Appropriate Care Roadmap'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/rr-1-260x185.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-5978 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-5978 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2021\/10\/19\/caregivers-appropriate-care-roadmap\/' title='Caregivers &#8211; Appropriate Care Roadmap'>Caregivers &#8211; Appropriate Care Roadmap<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Supporting and Protecting Your Family: Your Right to Access Appropriate Medical Care For Your Child During TSWS<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T16:26:11+00:00\" >October 19, 2021<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/rr-1.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>255<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ITSAN-Logo-2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T14:25:07+00:00\" >2021-10-19 16:26:11<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 14:22:55<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Caregivers &#8211; Appropriate Care Roadmap<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-5968 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-19 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third first real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2021\/10\/19\/kelly-bartas-fav-nourishing-cream\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Kelly Barta\u2019s Fav Nourishing Cream'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/main-260x185.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-5969 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-5969 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2021\/10\/19\/kelly-bartas-fav-nourishing-cream\/' title='Kelly Barta\u2019s Fav Nourishing Cream'>Kelly Barta\u2019s Fav Nourishing Cream<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Many who go through Topical Steroid Withdrawal become hyper-sensitive to skin care products - even those that previously were used with no ill effect.<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T16:22:07+00:00\" >October 19, 2021<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/main.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>255<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ITSAN-Logo-2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T14:25:07+00:00\" >2021-10-19 16:22:07<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 14:22:55<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Kelly Barta\u2019s Fav Nourishing Cream<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-5953 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-20 slide-parity-even  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2021\/10\/19\/interview-with-author-and-tsw-warrior-kelley-toews\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Interview with Author and TSW Warrior Kelley Toews'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/22-260x185.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-5954 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-5954 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2021\/10\/19\/interview-with-author-and-tsw-warrior-kelley-toews\/' title='Interview with Author and TSW Warrior Kelley Toews'>Interview with Author and TSW Warrior Kelley Toews<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Kelly Toews published her first urban fantasy novella, The Peculiar Disappearance of Jillian Sanchez, which she wrote while homebound and suffering through TSW.<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T16:14:41+00:00\" >October 19, 2021<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  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datetime=\"2021-10-19T14:25:07+00:00\" >2021-10-19 16:14:41<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 14:22:55<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Interview with Author and TSW Warrior Kelley Toews<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-5946 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-21 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2021\/10\/19\/finding-your-path-back-to-school-for-tsw-warriors\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Finding Your Path ~ Back to School for TSW Warriors'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gere-260x185.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-5949 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-5949 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2021\/10\/19\/finding-your-path-back-to-school-for-tsw-warriors\/' title='Finding Your Path ~ Back to School for TSW Warriors'>Finding Your Path ~ Back to School for TSW Warriors<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Back to school in Topical Steroid Withdrawal can be so much better when you know that you will be understood, you will be safe, you will find support\u2026<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T16:03:38+00:00\" >October 19, 2021<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gere.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>255<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ITSAN-Logo-2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T14:25:07+00:00\" >2021-10-19 16:03:38<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 14:22:55<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Finding Your Path ~ Back to School for TSW Warriors<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-5938 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-22 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third first real-thumbnail 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Journey'>Hiu Cheng\u2019s Topical Steroid Withdrawal Journey<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >I have been through TSW twice in my life. The first time was about 15 years ago in 2004 and 2005 when I was about 14 years old and had used topical steroid creams on and off for about two years.<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T15:18:58+00:00\" >October 19, 2021<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/two.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>255<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ITSAN-Logo-2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T14:25:07+00:00\" >2021-10-19 15:18:58<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 14:22:55<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Hiu Cheng\u2019s Topical Steroid Withdrawal Journey<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-5930 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-23 slide-parity-even  post-entry-last  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2021\/10\/19\/itsans-website-an-introduction\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='ITSAN\u2019s Website &#8211; An Introduction'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/one2-260x185.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-6256 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6256 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/2021\/10\/19\/itsans-website-an-introduction\/' title='ITSAN\u2019s Website &#8211; An Introduction'>ITSAN\u2019s Website &#8211; An Introduction<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >ITSAN\u2019s website was first launched in July 2009 by Kelly Palace as AddictedSkin.com based on her personal experience suffering from Topical Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome.\r\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T15:07:20+00:00\" >October 19, 2021<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/one2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>255<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.itsan.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ITSAN-Logo-2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>michael<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-10-19T14:25:07+00:00\" >2021-10-19 15:07:20<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 14:22:55<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>ITSAN\u2019s Website &#8211; 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