Senior year of high school is supposed to be a wonderful time in every teenager's life. You are focused on graduating, selecting a college, thinking about adulthood and what you're wearing to prom. However, my senior year took a detour. Warning! This is where I...
A person is not defined by their illness. Rather, a person defines their illness. Hi! My name is Lily and I am a Pre-Pharmacy student at UW Madison. I am very passionate about global health, which is rooted from my experience with chronic illness. I learned how to be...
After some needed gum graft surgery, I was shearing our rescue llamas. Usually I can do our small herd of 5 with no problem. Not that day. I woke the next day crying with pain, thus beginning my long journey to where I am today. Originally, testing showed wonky IgG...
I'm a soon-to-be graduate from Bellevue University while working two jobs to pay the bills (Disney and Lyft). I deal with two chronic illnesses where if one isn't acting up, the other one is! I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease in 2015, but I had symptoms of the...
My health journey started in the 1990’s when I was first dx’d with Fibromyalgia with a trigger point test. After that I was a by the book Fibro patient going through the levels. I had aches, pain and fatigue for about 10 years before it got worse. When I was in my...
My name is Dianne originally from Boston, MA, living in Texas. Growing up I had seizures, hives, sun sensitivity and lots of headaches. I don’t have a lot of memories of my childhood except for being in the hospital long term. It wasn’t until I was pregnant at 20 did...
You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice. December 14, 2010 at age 15, my life was changed forever. I was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes. I grew up with no significant health issues and always considered myself a pretty healthy...
Hi! I'm Heather and I live in southwestern Virginia. I am a financial planner by trade, but all of my free time goes to my dogs and competing in dog sports, photography, and hiking when I'm able. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism around age 22 during some routine...
I was very short as a child with thin hair and I was slightly malnourished because of my Celiac disease. I was diagnosed with it at the age of nine, and the diagnosis changed my life because I started to eat a gluten free diet that immediately thickened my hair and...
Hey there, I‘m Julia, a type 1 diabetic German living in the UK. I’m a scientist, nutritionist and podcaster. It all started 5 years ago with classical symptoms such as loosing up to 10 kilos in a few months time, although I was eating quite a lot. Drinking 5 litres...
I have had migraines since I was 6 after a concussion. Af the age of 19 I started having right sided tremors, weakness and daily migrines. As time went on everthing got worse I started to pass out, blood pressure low and heart rate high. Ever time I ate I would thorw...
I started experiencing headaches and body pain at 12. They quickly became chronic and followed by migraines. By 14, the fibromyalgia (FM) and exhaustion were full-blown. I'd mentioned the headaches and pains a time or two to my doctor but 20 years ago, FM wasn't...