Living With Bipolar Disorder & Chronic Body Pain: 6 Dilemmas

March 30 is World Bipolar Day.  Even though I was diagnosed at 18-years old, I have lived with bipolar disorder

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Myasthenia Gravis Patients Share Pictures of Ptosis

People with myasthenia gravis (MG, a neuromuscular autoimmune disease) sometimes refer to ourselves as “snowflakes” because symptoms vary person to

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Breaking News! #HAWMC

It’s Day 5 of WEGO’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge.  And today’s question is: Breaking News  The top story of

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“You Have Toothpaste In Your Hair”

The past week was hellacious for me. I felt trapped in my own body. I had a severe flare up

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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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