5 Obstacles People with Rare Diseases Face; Readers Share Their Stories

Did you know that 1 in 10 Americans has a rare disease? In the U.S., a rare diseases is defined

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Chronic Illness & Dating Part 3: Women with Lupus, RA, Myasthenia Gravis, & Endometriosis Share Their Stories

In Part 1, Emily, who has Cystic Fibrosis, shared her uplifting story of finding love.  In Part 2, I reviewed

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If It’s Okay to Cry About Physical Pain, It’s Okay to Cry about Depression Too

My holidays were great. I think I had one of my favorite Christmases ever with my family. I was happy.

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Resilience: My Family’s Autoimmune/Cancer/Bipolar Journey as Remembered Through Four Pacquiao Fights (from The Huffington Post)

Over the weekend, I had my second Huffington Post article published.  You can read it here.  I’m very excited about this

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Who Am I? The Chronically Ill Person’s Identity Crisis

Three years ago, I became a contributor to a mental health website.  They asked me to submit a brief bio,

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Women’s Health: Join the More Than Boobs Initiative This September

      UPDATE:  I will be speaking on HuffPost Live next Tuesday (09/30) at 12:45  pm EST discussing the

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