#chronic-illness

It just so happens that three years ago today, I was sitting in a hotel room in Seattle, both unbelievably scared and completely ready to have my guts cut out the next morning. When I think back on it,

I don't remember how not to hurt. I do, however, remember a time when the pain did not encroach into my dreams It could still wake me, But, as long as I could hold still enough, eyes closed, for long enough,

Every day is a walk through the woods. Most days are long, challenging walks. Pitfalls abound and the end of the road looks so far away. There are often dark clouds gathered in the sky, but the light shining

It's not easy to diagnose because depending where the endometrial deposits are, the symptoms can be quite different. It's an unrecognized problem among teenage girls, and it's something that every young

Backstory- I have medullary sponge kidney which is a birth defect where the collecting vessels of the kidneys are improperly formed and do not drain correctly, and in my case, it causes kidney stones.

Most people will never understand what it’s like to stare down the barrel of a complex medical diagnosis. That’s not to say they’ll never get sick. They will. And it might be terrible. But most of the

In the fall of 2015, just weeks before heading off to Texas A&M University for my freshman year I woke up one morning, naturally, at around lunchtime, but something was off. I couldn't pinpoint what

Hi Steemers! I’m Glenn, and I may have only just discovered this crazy, beautiful community, but I have to say that I’m all in!  And I hope to bring a little something different to the table. I don’t

Hi there, my name is Laura, I am 28 years old. I look perfectly healthy (and just a few years ago I was) but now I am battling an invisible illness. That's me! Just a few months ago. As you can see, I