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The Brown Envelope

On a sunny day at the Taco Bell in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, I did not...
Posted 10 years 11 months ago BY PHILIP PALLADINO
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Wheelchair Person

What I learned.
Posted 11 years 1 week ago BY LORRAINE WOODS
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Izzo the Shepherd

Izzo gave me a great gift--motivation.
Posted 11 years 2 weeks ago BY NANCY FAGAN
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Life or Death

Life and Death: The Choice Between Two Risky Options

I would rather die trying to get better than to just wait around until I...
Posted 11 years 2 weeks ago BY DAPHNE MATTHEWS
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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Bearded Lady

Sometimes drawing the line between self and non-self becomes tricky...
Posted 11 years 1 month ago BY ALLISON LANDA
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Chronic Disease you look great

Chronic Disease: "You Look Great!"

Oh, I know you don't mean Beyonce-great.
Posted 11 years 1 month ago BY AMY ESTOYE
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Mother and Son: A Hydrocephalus Journey

This isn’t just my struggle as a mother but this is his struggle.
Posted 11 years 2 months ago BY KAYLA McCLURE
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Christmas in the Hospital

Christmas in the Hospital

I want to go home. I’ve never spent Christmas away from my family.
Posted 11 years 2 months ago BY YASSMINA MONTES
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The Seven and One-Half Week Moment

ICU: The Seven and One-half Week Moment

You never know what you can do until you have to.
Posted 11 years 3 months ago BY CAROL GRANNICK
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My first death in theatre

Operation: My First Death in Theatre

You never forget your first time.
Posted 11 years 3 months ago BY DR ELLIE
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Chemotherapy: Becoming Bald

Chemotherapy: Becoming Bald

I had plenty of other things to worry about, but still...
Posted 11 years 4 months ago By Patricia Cyr
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Trisomy 18

Trisomy 18: Rolling the Dice

You do your best to survive whatever way you can. But sometimes, something...
Posted 11 years 6 months ago BY ALEXIS ROSENBAUM
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