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I have suffered four strokes. At the age of 52, I am blessed to be able to walk and talk about it. The last two strokes I had were  in April and August of 2013. My doctor’s at WakeMed told me I was one tough girl. I thank God for …

Stephanie is a five and a half year old beautiful young lady. She was born with a chromosomal defect that affects only women. She has a condition called Turner Syndrome, she has a mosaic case of it. Turner syndrome is also known as 45, XO which is when girls are …

My name is Melinda, I’m a wife and mother. I discovered I had kidney failure in the year of 2007. I was tired and sick all the time. One night while my husband was out of town working, I had bad stomach pain. I couldn’t handle it so I went …

Hi my name is Rachael. I’m 22 years old and I was diagnosed with FSGS nephrotic syndrome in April of 2012. I knew I was sick when I was in year 12 (2009). I would get stomach pains on a regular basis I was told by doctors that there wasn’t …

I was only diagnosed seven years ago, but I’ve had symptoms of still’s disease form 14 to 27 years ago! I’ve tried every medication out there and nothing has been effective enough to reduce the steroids. Now I have steroid induced Cushing’s, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, steroid induced osteoporosis, leaky …

September is thyroid cancer awareness month, what better month for me to tell my story and spread the word. I wanted to write this not to get sympathy but for people to understand what an impact your thyroid has on your body. The easiest way to put it, as my …

I’m 34 years old and just got diagnosed with COPD six months ago. I’m on three different inhalers and they aren’t working. I can tell it’s getting worse, but as I have read there is no cure for COPD. I have four teenage boys and two young stepsons. I have …

Looking back my symptoms were coming on slowly. But after I became ill with mononucleosis at the age of 40, I’ve never recovered. After several years of no real answers from my family practitioner or neurologist, I made myself an appointment at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. There through a …

My first fight started in 2002 when I was diagnosed with RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis). I was unsure what was going on because the pain and stiffness was sometimes unbearable and I could barely get out of bed. It hit me like a ton of bricks, although my doctor stated that …

I’m 36 and was diagnosed with SLE almost a year ago. I have a horrible doctor that has tried two different medications for Lupus (Plaquenil and Lyrica). The Plaquenil did not work at all. He now has me on Lyrica which has only made me gain 40 lbs. There hasn’t been …