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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...
7 months 1 week BY ALICE H.
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Losing a Part of Me

Sometimes it's the small things...
1 year 6 months DAVID WILSON tells
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Why Doctors Appointments Are Scary

So I sit in my chair—my wheelchair that is—and wait for yet another...
1 year 11 months BY BETH SUTTON
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Waking Up (?) After Surgery

I had successful keyhole surgery and was discharged from hospital the same...
3 years 3 months Jim Webster
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My Spine Went Rogue

“It feels like my spine collapsed into my pelvis,” I told the orthopedic...
3 years 3 months BY JILL HAND
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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...
3 years 4 months 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...
3 years 4 months BY SUZANNE STORMON
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Uterus Didelphys: Double or Nothing

Attitude has a lot to do with what our journey will look like.
3 years 5 months BY KRISTI SHERWOOD
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My Battle With Kidney Stone Disease

I can’t help but think, what if my initial visits during my pregnancies...
3 years 5 months BY AMBER KIDDER
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Beep! Pain Management

Beep! Pain Management

I push the pain pump button. Nothing. I push it again. Nothing. BEEP...
4 years 2 months BY DESIREE SIMONS
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