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breast cancer personal story

Cancer Story

I had the strange sensation of my internal world—synapses, blood rhythms,...
Posted 3 weeks 5 days ago BY TRISHA READY
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my near death experience

Three and a Half Hours of Anesthesia: A Personal Experience

I saw an illusional reel at the operation table that I called dying, until...
Posted 1 month 1 week ago BY DEBARATI MONDAL
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Thyroid Storm Personal Story

Thyroid Storm: The Deadly Side of Thyroid Disease

I'm standing in an empty office room for privacy and feel my heart...
Posted 1 month 3 weeks ago BY ANGELIQUE ERVIN
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Performing with Asthma

Performing with Asthma

Instead of helping me find my center, deep breaths make me leery of what...
Posted 2 months 4 weeks ago BY NATALIE TAYLOR
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afib cardioversion experience

My Bleeping Heart: Afib and Cardioversion

Grateful for modern medicine. But sometimes you have to get riled up to...
Posted 4 months 6 days ago BY ELLEN FANNON
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Judas: Tibial Tubercle Avulsion

I replay my childhood and wish I knew anything then about physical therapy...
Posted 6 months 2 days ago BY KATHLEEN A.
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Mini stroke personal story experience

TIA: There's Nothing "Mini" About It.

This couldn’t be happening. I was much too young to be having a stroke.
Posted 7 months 2 weeks ago BY RACHEL CARRINGTON
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body image issues story

Never Enough?

For the life of me, why couldn't I stop doing this?
Posted 8 months 1 week ago BY SANDRA JONES
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stay away from doctors

My Cheating Heart

The bad news is now that I have Medicare, my body has decided to take full...
Posted 8 months 2 weeks ago BY ELLEN FANNON
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medical gaslighting

Medical Gaslighting

When I listened to my body, I knew something was seriously wrong, but as a...
Posted 8 months 2 weeks ago BY REBECCA KATZ
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blood draw health risks

Too Much Blood?

Can having too much blood drawn at once affect your health?
Posted 9 months 3 days ago BY PATRICIA CYR
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second opinion for cancer saved my life

How a Second Opinion Saved My Life

A year has passed since I was diagnosed with Stage IV non-small cell lung...
Posted 9 months 1 week ago BY BARB LEE
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