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Let’s Truly Go Red

I’m a critical care cardiac nurse, but the day I had crushing chest pain,...
Posted 7 years 1 month ago BY LINDA APRIL
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Universal Anxiety

By the time of the first major panic attack I was struggling to contribute...
Posted 7 years 1 month ago BY EMILY LANIGAN
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Brugada Syndrome: Living on the Edge

She turned to me and said, “You had another cardiac arrest."
Posted 7 years 1 month ago BY MB
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What are you?

Despite our “PC culture,” why are some invisible disabilities like mine...
Posted 7 years 1 month ago BY CHRISTOPHER DALE
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A Girl Called Squeak: Leg Braces

As a young child, I had this odd compulsion; to be able to sneak up on my...
Posted 7 years 2 months ago BY RUTH RODGERS
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Emergency Medicine: Ghosts

Emergency Medicine: Ghosts

You never forget your first one.
Posted 7 years 2 months ago BY J. L.
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Cold Turkey

Were my medications wrong for me?
Posted 7 years 2 months ago BY KLYS RENARDSON
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No Help For Phobias?

No Help For Phobias?

“God, why is the reception desk behind bullet proof glass?”
Posted 7 years 4 months ago BY KELLI AMSTRONG
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My Unsuccessful VBAC

My Unsuccessful VBAC

The opinion that opting for a Caesarean section over a vaginal birth is...
Posted 7 years 4 months ago BY DAWN E.
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Sciatica

It felt like somebody was murdering my leg.
Posted 7 years 4 months ago BY MILLY GRACE
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A Night In The Dark

“Have you ever thought about dying?” she asked so softly I could barely...
Posted 7 years 4 months ago BY VICKI ROSS
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women and HIV 1990s

Three Letters That Changed Everything

At last, the doctor cleared his throat and said, “Your HIV test came back...
Posted 7 years 5 months ago BY LISA CASEY
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