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A Night In The Dark

“Have you ever thought about dying?” so asked so softly I could barely...
Posted 1 year 11 months ago BY VICKI ROSS
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women and HIV 1990s

Three Letters That Changed Everything

At last, the doctor cleared his throat and said, “Your HIV test came back...
Posted 1 year 11 months ago BY LISA CASEY
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That One Night

Last year, I did a really good job of not killing myself.
Posted 1 year 12 months ago BY KLYS RENARDSON
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Hypothyroidism

When your body goes from whispering to screaming.
Posted 2 years 4 days ago BY GWYNN MCCAULEY-BOOZER
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The Abortion

I was the well-educated Catholic girl that had always said I would never...
Posted 2 years 6 days ago BY FLOWER LA
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Waking Up (?) After Surgery

I had successful keyhole surgery and was discharged from hospital the same...
Posted 2 years 1 week ago Jim Webster
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character taught me a body image lesson

How Hannah Horvath Made Me Fat (And Happy)

Her body is a temple of her soul, not a shrine to it or reflection of it...
Posted 2 years 2 weeks ago BY CHARISE "LAKE
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Cancer Girls With Big Mouths

Once the IVs and chemo ports are removed, the radiation treatments and...
Posted 2 years 2 weeks ago BY EILEEN ROSENBLOOM
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melanoma personal story

Blue Skies: Melanoma

I glanced at the crook of my left arm and stared at the mole I’d had ever...
Posted 2 years 3 weeks ago BY CHRISTINE GREEN
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My Spine Went Rogue

“It feels like my spine collapsed into my pelvis,” I told the orthopedic...
Posted 2 years 3 weeks ago BY JILL HAND
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IOL surgery experience

Seeing Near- And a Solution

I was in my late twenties when I first heard the ophthalmologist t say “I...
Posted 2 years 1 month ago BY NANCY WHITING
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The Hidden Treason: Autoimmune Disorders

I know my limits and I’ve learned to not have them stop me.
Posted 2 years 1 month ago BY KERI-LEE MULLER
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