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What strategies do you use to manage skin and liver GvHD?

Matea Meden, Croatia

Know GvHD was pleased to speak to Matea Meden, HR. We asked, What strategies do you use to manage skin and liver GvHD?

Matea reflects on her journey of living with skin and liver GvHD, describing the physical symptoms she experienced and how they impacted her daily life. She explains how maintaining hope and focusing on signs of progress were important during her recovery, noting that even small improvements can be meaningful. She also shares ways of managing GvHD, including ensuring medical treatments are taken as advised, being patient, and building mental resilience. She offers encouragement to others living with GvHD, emphasizing that recovery, although gradual, is possible.