A "normal" person might imagine that having a chronic illness…
A “normal” person might imagine that having a chronic illness is kind of like having a perpetual stomach bug or flu. I don’t blame them….
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When I was thirteen getting fat was my greatest fear.…
When I was thirteen getting fat was my greatest fear. I was so afraid of it that I pursued thinness at the expense of health….
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Rapid unexplained weight gain was one of my first symptoms.…
Rapid unexplained weight gain was one of my first symptoms. I didn’t know it was a symptom at the time and as an aspiring professional…
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"There are those hearts, reader, that never mend again once…
“There are those hearts, reader, that never mend again once they are broken. Or if they do mend, they heal themselves in a crooked and…
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It's a good thing we got into the apartment when…
It’s a good thing we got into the apartment when we did because some of these days have been downright chilly. We would have been…
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I cleaned the bathroom on Monday! Completing such a mundane…
I cleaned the bathroom on Monday! Completing such a mundane task might not seem like a remarkable accomplishment and for most people, it isn’t. For…
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Saturday was a big day for me. I did something…
Saturday was a big day for me. I did something I haven’t been physically able to do in more than 5 years. Something I thought…