In 2010, my world was flipped upside down, and life as I knew it changed. I was 27 years old, living away from my home state of Connecticut for the first time ever in Seattle’s hip Capitol Hill neighborhood, going to graduate school full-time, and enjoying life with my husband. …
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In January, after a DV, I was diagnosed with Hep C. In the last few months, I have been to the ER three times. The first time, I was kept for 58 hours. I am still learning a lot about this. The first time, it caused my blood pressure to drop to dangerous levels, to the …
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December 1988, the Friday night after Christmas. I was excited about going out with my friends to Tully’s, the local Bar and Grill. I put on the beautiful Gold satin blouse along with my black pants my mom gave me for Christmas. I was sitting at a booth window which faced the parking …
Read More »Lindsay’s Fight Like A Girl Story (Liver Disease)
My name is Lindsay and I am 29. My whole life I was a normal kid and teenager. I graduated high school and decided I wanted to go to cosmetology school in Santa Monica, CA to become a famous hair stylist/makeup artist, but things don’t always go the way you plan. When I …
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