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Never Enough?

The frustrating thing was I tried everything to let go of beauty...
Posted 6 years 6 days ago BY SANDRA JONES
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Heathcare: The Highs and Lows

Being a Speech-Language Pathologist Has Written Inescapable Words On My...
Posted 6 years 1 week ago BY CASS KIM
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A Swelling Problem

When the Six Flags day arrived, I knew it would be a mistake to go.
Posted 6 years 1 month ago BY CHRISTINE M.
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Informed Consent?

Sometimes what you don't know can hurt you.
Posted 6 years 1 month ago BY PATRICIA CYR
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How I Conquered Extreme Physical and Mental Trauma

This overwhelming experience transformed me into a better and stronger...
Posted 6 years 1 month ago BY SIDDHARTHA TALUKDAR
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How to Pass the Time in an MRI

Since I had to lie in the machine for the better part of an hour, I had to...
Posted 6 years 2 months ago BY ELLEN FANNON
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ICU psychosis what it's like

My Struggle with Intensive Care Psychosis

Intensive care units are in the news lately. Here's a story about a...
Posted 6 years 2 months ago BY SUZANNE STORMON
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A Path Through Lyme Disease Related Anxiety

Why does 3 am call like a siren to fear and panic?
Posted 6 years 3 months ago BY SHONA CURLEY
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Don't Judge the Patient

Can’t I simply be a patient regardless of what I do when I am not clad in...
Posted 6 years 4 months ago BY ALICE H.
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those silly drug commercials

May Cause Side Effects

What's going on with these drug commercials?
Posted 6 years 5 months ago BY ELLEN FANNON
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chemotherapy induced heart failure

When God’s Angels Fail

Cancer diminished me. But when it opened a second ugly chapter in my life...
Posted 6 years 5 months ago BY VINEY KIRPAL
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eating disorders toast

Eating Disorders: Toast

More than the intervention, it was the toast that showed me the precipice...
Posted 6 years 5 months ago BY SHANA BESTOCK
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