But for the great majority of families watching their loved ones suffer, and often suffering themselves, the struggle can be boundless, with little guidance along the way.
At least 300 million people suffer from acute malaria each year, often suffering long-term effects.
The women were often suffering from other illnesses, including dementia.
It was a backdrop for unparalleled physical exertion and, often, suffering.
They also were fearful, often suffering from asthma made worse, they said, by the creep of mold.
These workers, most of them immigrant women, toil behind closed doors in private homes, often suffering in silence.
Young, fearful, and often suffering from drug withdrawal, these new arrivals kill themselves in appallingly large numbers.
Some bold youngsters leap onto the trucks before they dump, snatching what they can and often suffering serious injury.
Alone, often suffering from anxiety, the story of her life unfurls to be one of continuous uncertainty, solitude and morbidity.
But once rescued, finding new homes for beleaguered birds — de-beaked, atrophied and often suffering from osteoporosis — can be a challenge.
But for reporters who covered Katrina while often suffering their own personal crises like lost homes, this hurricane brought new social media demands.
