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All Meshed Up

A mesh implant made my life a living hell.
Posted 7 years 7 months ago BY JACOB WATTS
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My Feline Angel

Can cats help you heal?
Posted 7 years 7 months ago BY ERIN LAFFEY
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Memoir: A Tale of Deep Brain Stimulation

Days later, the neurologist tells me what he thinks I have. I watch his...
Posted 7 years 7 months ago BY BARBARA ELLEN
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Unexpected Angels

And I’m still thinking, maybe angels still don’t exist, at least not in a...
Posted 7 years 7 months ago BY AMY ROSENBERG
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LASIK: Seeking Clear Vision

In a twist of irony, I’ve also had moments staring at my reflection in the...
Posted 7 years 7 months ago BY LIZZIE LAWSON
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The Most Unusual Feet

In the way of young children I guess I’d imagined that the doctor would...
Posted 7 years 8 months ago BY JESS DEVINE
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Uterus Didelphys: Double or Nothing

Attitude has a lot to do with what our journey will look like.
Posted 7 years 8 months ago BY KRISTI SHERWOOD
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The Story of My Blood

I was in complete emotional turmoil and I have a terrible poker face.
Posted 7 years 8 months ago BY MARIE PETRARCH
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Anxiety: Broken or Only Sprained?

Anxiety doesn’t need permission to wrap its skeletal fingers around your...
Posted 7 years 8 months ago BY TORI RUSSELL
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My Battle With Kidney Stone Disease

I can’t help but think, what if my initial visits during my pregnancies...
Posted 7 years 8 months ago BY AMBER KIDDER
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Chronic Pain: Move

I didn’t appreciate my body until I couldn’t move without pain.
Posted 7 years 8 months ago BY LYNDSAY KNOWLES
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In Vitro Fertilization: I Choose Joy

I told myself and my body we’ve done all we needed to do; now we are going...
Posted 7 years 8 months ago BY MEAGHAN SHAFFER
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