It’s just stressIt’s in my genesIt’s no big dealI’m just getting olderThey’re just getting better at diagnosing these thingsI’m just tiredI’ve always had this I’ve found myself thinking or saying many of these things. I’ve heard many people I love express similar...
8 years ago, after years of chronic pain leading to a health crisis that terrified me, I got desperate and started making some changes. Facing losing my life catapulted me into taking more responsibility for my health. It could have overwhelmed me but I chose to...
My labs were always impeccable. On paper, I was the picture of good health. Yet, somehow, I kept ending up back at the doctor’s office desperate for help. Some of the treatments ended up leaving me in worse shape than I came to the professionals in. At one point,...
Common doesn’t mean normal. Yet I hardly know anyone in their 20’s even without some form of chronic illness. I reject the idea that most people will just have to learn to accept and live with chronic health issues even at young ages. Something ain’t right. Could it...
