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My Vacation Souvenir

One "Staph" you don't want to be a part of...
Posted 9 years 8 months ago BY JOANNA MARATTA
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Driving Anxiety

Driving Anxiety: Thirteen Years in the Making

When I turned thirty, my world shrunk drastically.
Posted 9 years 8 months ago BY VIKKI EARLEY
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Hospice

Hospice

Hospice care began when my mom's kidneys finally failed for the last...
Posted 9 years 8 months ago BY JOAN GREIG
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Intensive Care Pulmonary Embolism

The Ubiquity of Light

My heart would try to pump blood against a clot blocking the way. It would...
Posted 9 years 8 months ago BY STEPHANIE ROSE
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Uncertainty is it MS or not

It's Probably MS-Or Not

It started out innocently enough.
Posted 9 years 8 months ago BY M. Maher
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The Abyss of Uncertainty

Mental Health: The Abyss of Uncertainty

Sometimes the truth doesn’t necessarily exist at all or at least, isn’t...
Posted 9 years 8 months ago BY CASON BOYD
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Faith As A Prescription

Faith can make you believe that you will survive...
Posted 9 years 8 months ago BY MARLENE COCCHIOLA
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hip arthritis

Able: Hip Arthritis

I had suspected for a long time that I don’t like being pitied, and now I...
Posted 9 years 8 months ago BY CAROLYN FIELDS
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Post Partum Depression

Post Partum Depression: You Are Not Alone

Sharing even a slight glimpse into my past struggle is terribly agonizing...
Posted 9 years 9 months ago BY RENEE DAVIS
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Emergency Room: Fear and Consequences

Emergency Room: Fear and Consequences

I only saw the patient once, but she changed my life.
Posted 9 years 9 months ago BY MARY ALICE
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Running Away From Depression: My Tale of Surgery and Runner's High

How do you run away from yourself?
Posted 9 years 9 months ago By Amy Oestreicher
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Insomnia

Restless Nights: Insomnia

I fantasize that insomnia will become my friend and not a curse.
Posted 9 years 9 months ago BY PATRICIA CYR
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