To be honest, I really wish that I had never learned about this disease, or that I at least had comfortable distance from it, but things don’t always go as we want them to, and that can turn out to be a good thing. ‘Gluten intolerance’ has become a widespread …
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I have had MS since 2003 and stage 4 endometriosis since I was 16. I used to be a teacher for at-risk kids. It was my job to get juniors and seniors to pass the qualifying math exam for graduation. I also taught alternative school for 10 years. In 2015, I …
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Hi everyone, I had an unexpected life event recently. For some time now, I’ve been experiencing pain in my abdomen area. This was causing me to be physically sick almost every single day of the month over the last ten months. When it first began, I thought that I might …
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Sometimes the hardest decision and the right decision are the same thing. Today I had to make one of the toughest and scariest decisions of my entire life, one that no other 27-year-old should ever have to make. At 15:45 this afternoon, I was approved for surgery, but the decision was …
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As a preemie, I am no stranger to hospitals and diagnoses. However, even with all the surgeries, shots and medications I have had, nothing could prepare me for something I didn’t even know I had. Growing up with mild cerebral palsy, I knew about not being able to walk right. It …
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In all seriousness, my endometriosis battle is not that bad. Not yet, anyway, especially compared to the stories of most girls that I’ve read. I feel incredibly lucky to have it as easy as I do. The pain for me started at the age of 21, on Memorial Day 2009. …
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Those living with chronic Lyme Disease know the daily struggle to just make it through each day. Just a few symptoms include chronic pain, chronic fatigue, mental health disorders, arthritis, hypothyroidism, neurological and skeletal issues, and stealth viruses. A person with Lyme has a lowered immune system, which allows viruses, …
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Battling this since I was 12, I have been told many things by many different doctors. Just some examples: “You’re too young to have this.” “Scientifically, your problems can’t exist.” “It’s just a coincidence you landed in the ER.” Et cetera. Let me be clear. If you feel something is …
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I was diagnosed with MS on June 17, 2013, and I thought my life as I knew it would come to a halt. But the opposite happened to me. I grew as a person. I got stronger mentally and physically. It was a Friday night, June 7th to be exact, …
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I am currently fighting my battle against stage 2 breast cancer at age 38. I found a mass on 2/13/16 and had an appointment with my primary physician for a referral on 2/18/16. I had my ultrasound and mammogram on 2/23/16, biopsy 2/24/16, and was diagnosed with cancer on 2/26/16. It has …
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