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Traumatic Brain Injury: A Dark Time Recalled Many times people have asked me if I had near-death experiences, or if I suffered while in coma. Read Full Article	Spina Bifida: The Meanest Mom It was the same story when I was four years old, when my mother drove away and left me standing alone at the door of my preschool to walk home alone using my first pair of crutches. Read Full Article
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Aging: Dental Correction You’re not that old, are you?” That’s what many people used to say back when Clairol and I kept my graying hair a medium shade of blonde. When I decided to help the environment, and possibly myself, by reducing my use of chemicals, I quit cold turkey... Read Full Article	Our New Look We're excited about our new look, and trying out facebook comments and social media sharing with our magazine. Read Full Article
Life lesson: Bullous Pemphogoid Two things I've always wanted to avoid- poor health in my old age and being dependent on medication. Read Full Article	Poilo: Fear Itself Polio was once one of the most feared childhood diseases...a repost from our archive of excellent medical experience stories. Read Full Article
Cholestasis of Pregnancy: Holding On For Life Pregnancy was driving me crazy. At 36 weeks I wanted to jump out of my skin; I was itchy all over. Read Full Article	The Dangers of Diabetes When mum recovered from surgery, she realised that her leg was missing. She was very sad, angry and blamed my father for conspiring to have her leg amputated. Read Full Article
Trichotillomania: Picking Purgatory I was born into a middle-class family in the heartland of America in1952 and grew up with undiagnosed trichotillomania. For over forty years I honestly believed that I was the only person on the planet who pulled out her eyelashes. Read Full Article	Numbness: Glioblastoma Multiforme I remember the day like it was yesterday. Ring. Hello? Liz, (it’s my sister) mom has a mass on the left side of her brain. Numbness. . . . Read Full Article
Confidence: Weight Loss and Bipolar Disorder When I was sixteen, I was slender. I have photographic evidence. Read Full Article	Miscarriage: The Silent Sorrow If there's a recurring theme in miscarriage, it's that it seems nobody wants to hear about it or understands your loss. Read Full Article