My name is Heather. I am 27 years old and feeling incredibly depressed. I have finally been diagnosed with PCOS, as of last month, although I knew I suffered from this years ago. I guess I will start at the beginning of my story and try not to make this …
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My name is Angie, and I am 20. I feel like writing helps. It helps with the pain and the stress. I sometimes feel like no one knows what I go through. But then I stop and think, and I know millions of other women are suffering from the same …
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In light of March being Endometriosis Awareness Month, I wanted to share my experiences. I have struggled with painful periods and heavy bleeding since I started menstruating at age 12. Now, almost 31, I have developed a very high tolerance for pain. It was about a year and a half …
Read More »Hi, my name is Lorena. I am a single mother of 4 wonderful children. Twenty days after I had my 4th baby, I had a stroke and lost complete movement of my right side. Lost my speech and some of my memory. I recovered most of it all back, but some of …
Read More »This is happening way to fast, and honestly, I’m getting worried. I just turned 18, and this year is my senior year in high school, and it is supposed to be amazing, worry free and fun. The new semester started, and all of a sudden, this all happens. I didn’t …
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My name is Veronica, and I am 28 years old. When I was about turn 20, I was scheduled for gallbladder removal. From that moment on, my life would be changed forever. When the doctor opened me up, my liver was almost completely cirrhosed. I was eventually diagnosed with PBC …
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Unbroken Spirit in a Broken Body Barely conscious, lying motionless, sounds of hurried conversation and hospital machines loudly blare as my heart rate skyrockets beyond 160, my blood pressure falls past 70/30, and my fever spikes to 105. In the ICU, fluids are vigorously pumped into my thin veins as …
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We all have a story to tell, and this is mine. This is my journey to conquer Chiari Malformation. I have a story to tell, a journey set before me, and I will fight. I AM A WARRIOR! I had never even heard of Chiari until around January 20, 2015. …
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For a long time, I was very confused and frustrated. I even remember the moment it happened. I was lying on my stomach, looked up to say something to a friend, and I felt it. This sharp, aching pain shot from my stomach to my lower back. After that, I …
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Hi, I’m Jessie, and I’m 31 years old. Since my period started at 11 years old, I’ve had cramping to the point of being doubled over in pain, fevers, missing school, and the list goes on. I started having cysts at around 16 that would rupture, and that is when I …
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