It was my worst nightmare come true, Grave’s Disease had reared its ugly head again. I had fought it off before, but it had come back with a vengeance. I had been fighting for the last 3 months, but it had taken a much more serious toll this time. As hard as I tried to …
I never really thought much of my Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. I had been going to the doctor since I was little, and I had known since then that there was something wrong, but it never seriously affected my life until I got older. Growing up, I was always a bit unsteady on my feet …
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I am a girl patient, and I have dementia. It all started with confusion and forgetfulness, but then the darkness followed. I’m not sure when it began, but the darkness was insidious, inching its way into my mind until I felt totally ensnared. I couldn’t think clearly, and I felt like I was losing control. …
As a young girl, I felt invincible. I never thought I would be facing such a hefty challenge. Then one day, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. I was devastated. First, I was confused, then I became scared. How could I be sick? I was so full of life, and now I had this diagnosis …
My story starts with a fear I never knew existed: Lyme’s. I’d been bitten by a tick months ago and had chalked it up to just another small nuisance of the outdoors. That small annoyance soon morphed into something far worse, growing in strength until I could no longer ignore its call. After countless tests …
I lay in my bed, exhausted and scared. I had been feeling unwell for weeks, but today the pain had intensified to a level I had never experienced before. I had been diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, more commonly known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and my life was now filled with physical and emotional suffering. I …
I was just a normal guy, working long hours at the office, when I suddenly started to feel really under the weather. Little did I know that I was about to be diagnosed with mumps, something I hadn’t even considered as an option. At first, I couldn’t quite pinpoint what was wrong, but it didn’t …
My name is Anna and I have been suffering from swollen glands for the last few months. It started out as a small pain in my stomach and slowly it started to spread throughout my body. I went to the doctor, but all they could find were swollen lymph nodes. They sent me home with …
My name is John. I’m a patient with malaria. It’s a terrible thing to have, and I’m doing all I can to get back on my feet. I started feeling the symptoms about a month ago and within a few days I knew something was seriously wrong. I had the constant chills and sweating, the …
My name is Peter and I have Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. From the moment of my diagnosis, my life changed dramatically. The word cancer was the furthest thing from my mind. Unfortunately, that was not the case. I was told my condition was chronic, which means I would have to face this fight for the rest …
