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Amanda’s Story (Endometriosis)

Amanda's Story (Endometriosis) LR

I have Stage IV endometriosis. I found out because an ovarian cyst landed me in the ER. Three times. Via surgery, I found out my particular case includes bowel endometriosis, with adhesions that have fused my colon to my uterus and cul-de-sac. I write this post as I recover from …

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Rose’s Story (Epilepsy)

Rose's Story (Epilepsy) LR

It was 1974, and I was 17 years old. I was living in my hometown of Chicago that sunny July afternoon. One minute I was standing around talking with my friends, and the next I was in the emergency room of the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics with my …

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