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Progressive Pain

About ten years ago I felt a painful lump in my left foot. I ignored it thinking I must have stepped on something. Over time… Continue reading Progressive Pain

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Quentin, My Love

On December 8, 2017, weighing at 7 lbs. 8oz., my son Quentin was born with a full head of hair. A mothers love is a mothers… Continue reading Quentin, My Love

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Learning to live in a new world … BLINDNESS

Learning to live in my New World,At just 43 yrs old I lost my sight within 1 year. From needing glasses to a white cane.From… Continue reading Learning to live in a new world … BLINDNESS

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I Knew I Wasn’t Just Rude

For as long as I can remember, like, legitimately since I was a small child, I’ve been extremely bothered by the sound of eating. My… Continue reading I Knew I Wasn’t Just Rude

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Cured of cancer, but damaged by the treatment…

My story starts in the summer of 1976, when I was just 21 and diagnosed with testicular cancer. Surgery and six gruelling weeks of radio… Continue reading Cured of cancer, but damaged by the treatment…

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Happy for sight every morning

My story started in June 2014. My wife and I always take vacation around our anniversary and this year was no different. I had scheduled a… Continue reading Happy for sight every morning

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Struggle with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome

Dear Reader I am 31 years old and have had 38 operations to date due to my condition or the side effects of either the… Continue reading Struggle with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome

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I am a Stronger Person

Diagnose after 1 year of marriage, what you thinks after that the taste of new wedding life, me only 1 year of happiness of marriage,… Continue reading I am a Stronger Person

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Never give up hope

I was diagnosed with hemorrhagic ADEM in August of 2016. It was caused by a virus. I hadn’t been feeling great and had gone in to… Continue reading Never give up hope

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