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That One Night

Last year, I did a really good job of not killing myself.
Posted 9 years 1 week ago BY KLYS RENARDSON
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Hypothyroidism

When your body goes from whispering to screaming.
Posted 9 years 2 weeks 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 9 years 2 weeks 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 9 years 3 weeks ago Jim Webster
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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 9 years 4 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 9 years 1 month ago BY EILEEN ROSENBLOOM
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Blue Skies: Melanoma

I glanced at the crook of my left arm and stared at the mole I’d had ever...
Posted 9 years 1 month 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 9 years 1 month ago BY JILL HAND
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Seeing Near- And a Solution

I was in my late twenties when I first heard the ophthalmologist t say “I...
Posted 9 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 9 years 1 month ago BY KERI-LEE MULLER
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Like A Shrimp: My C-Section Experience

I was terrified that I could not physically give birth to a child and that...
Posted 9 years 1 month ago BY STEPHANIE HYMAN
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On Not Having a Voice

I was afraid my voice was gone for good. What if I had an emergency? I...
Posted 9 years 2 months ago BY SUZANNE STORMON
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