It was a long and painful journey, but one that I would never forget. I had been diagnosed with scleroderma, an autoimmune disorder that affects the connective tissue of the body, and I knew that I had to fight for my life. I had already tried so many different treatments, but none of them had …
It seemed like only yesterday that I was perfectly healthy; but I was wrong. I was diagnosed with Leukemia almost a year ago, and it has changed my life ever since. The first symptom I noticed was a persistent feeling of fatigue that made even the most simple tasks seem daunting. I went to my …
It began as a niggling pain I couldn’t explain, an ache that seemed to always be present at the back of my mind. Then the doctors found it – cervical cancer. It’s hard to believe that a disease can alter your entire life in the 10 seconds it takes to hear a diagnosis. Little did …
I never expected that my life would take such a cruel twist; that I would soon be battling the darkness of an incurable disease. But that’s what happened when I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. From the very first day of my diagnosis, my life changed. Everything I was used to was now a struggle, …
Growing up, I had no idea why I felt so tired and listless. Little did I know I had an underactive thyroid, an invisible but powerful disease that I would spend years learning to cope with. It was a struggle to balance how much energy I had with the demands of life. From high school …
I never thought it would come to this, but here I am suffering from Diverticulitis. It started out as Diverticular Disease – a not uncommon condition that many people suffer from – but before I knew it, I had developed Diverticulitis. It began with bouts of stomach pain, feeling bloated and constipated. I soon began …
It started with pain in my left knee. I thought nothing of it at first, but as it spread to both of my ankles, I knew something was wrong. I went to the doctor, and heard the words I dreaded: reactive arthritis. My life was put on hold for a few months as I adjusted …
I’ve been living with endometriosis for some time now and I can safely say it has been a long, hard road. The physical pain has been immense, and the periodic flare-ups have caught me off guard too often. The mental pain from the overwhelming fatigue, anxiety, and depression has been just as challenging and draining. …
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 …
When the doctor told me I had Fibromyalgia, I was in disbelief. For weeks I had been experiencing different pains throughout my body and did not understand why. I had been visiting numerous doctors stumped by my symptoms and was desperate to find an answer. Little did I know, the answer would be something I …
