It had been a few weeks since I first started to notice something was wrong. At first I thought it was just stress related indigestion, but soon I began to realise that the discomfort in my chest wasn’t going away. I assumed it was just one of those mysteries of life and tried to push …
I had been living with Grotesque Miosis my entire life. It was something no one really understands, but it’s essentially an illness characterized by a loss of muscle function and an inability to interact with the world around me. I can’t move my arms and legs, and I can’t communicate with anyone in a normal …
I’d been dealing with this thing they called “retinoblastoma” for more than a year now. The diagnosis was shocking at first, the doctors giving not much hope for recovery. But I decided to fight and I kept my head high. I was determined to live and enjoy life as much as I could. But as …
Growing up, I had an affinity for collecting things. Whether it be books, tools, or any other random items I found around, I kept them in my room and never wanted to get rid of them. Little did I know, I was slowly developing compulsive hoarding syndrome. At first, I didn’t take it too seriously …
My story begins with not just my name, but my diagnosis: Arrhythmia. It’s a condition with no known cause, and it’s been my companion for several years now. At first, I thought it was nothing more than a minor annoyance. But I gradually started to experience unusual symptoms. My heart would beat irregularly, faster than …
I had it all. A decent job. A loving family. A nice house. But as I got older, it seemed as if something was wrong with my legs. I noticed large, blue-purple varicose veins that seemed to be growing more and more prominent. I was oblivious to the medical term for them, but I knew …
I’ve been living with Crohn’s disease for the past five years, and as much as it’s defined my life in many ways, it’s also made me who I am. My journey with Crohn’s started out as a whole lot of mystery. For months, I had trouble going to the bathroom, stomach cramps and nausea, but …
My vision had been slipping for a few months. I initially thought it was just a problem with my eyesight, but my optometrist diagnosed me with cataracts. I was informed that cataracts was a condition in which the lenses of the eye become cloudy and cause decreased vision. I was surprised; I had no idea …
From the second I was diagnosed with ataxia, my life changed drastically. I had never heard of the condition before, so I quickly looked it up and found out that it’s an ongoing problem with physical coordination, making it difficult to do things like move, speak, and even breathe. As if that weren’t enough, I …
I have been living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) since I was eighteen. Over the years, I have experienced a myriad of symptoms, from physical difficulties to emotional and cognitive changes. But I have survived, and now I am thirty-six. Living with multiple sclerosis has taught me many valuable lessons. It has taught me the strength …
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