Even Though I Had No Symptoms, I Found My Lung Cancer Early Enough to Treat It Catching lung cancer in an early stage is lucky and rare, so why do we screen only when it’s too late? lung cancer
A pesar de no tener síntomas, detectaron mi cáncer pulmonar suficientemente temprano para tratarlo Detectar el cáncer pulmonar en una etapa temprana es algo fortuito e infrecuente, entonces, ¿por qué hacemos pruebas de detección solo cuando es demasiado tarde? lung cancer
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) Split My Sense of Self in Two PMDD is not just PMS. It’s a mood disorder — and not enough people are aware it exists. chronic conditions
After a Major Heart Attack at 43, I Work to Raise Awareness Among My Native Community Living on a reservation means limited access to nutrition and medical care. Self-empowerment and education are crucial heart health
When I Found Out I Was Autistic, I Finally Stopped Masking and Started Trusting Myself My diagnosis at 31 inspired me to start Mom on the Spectrum — an online platform to help other autistic adults neurodivergent
I Worried It Was All In My Head — Until I Was Finally Diagnosed with Addison’s Disease The diagnosis was there, waiting to be found, yet doctors saw me as a medical mystery autoimmune disease
After a Stroke, 5 Implantable Defibrillators and a Heart Transplant, I’m Stronger than Ever I’ve dedicated my life to raising awareness about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — a life-threatening heart condition that runs in my family heart disease
Doctors Told Me There Was Nothing They Could Do for My Chronic Pain. They Were Wrong. I was dependent on the strongest narcotic pain meds until a pain management specialist really saw — and heard — me chronic pain
Caregiving For My Son With Schizophrenia Has Shown Me That Love — And Perseverance — Always Win We all need to understand that schizophrenia is a complicated diagnosis, but not a hopeless one schizophrenia
Aerial Arts Taught Me to Fly. Even With Multiple Sclerosis, I’m Still Hanging On. My artistry looks different with MS, but I’m determined to practice as long as I can multiple sclerosis
I Choose Hope — Not Fear — in Facing My Multiple Myeloma I read online that my multiple myeloma diagnosis was grim. The truth seems more hopeful. cancer
Escojo esperanza, no miedo, cuando enfrento mi mieloma múltiple Leí en el internet que un diagnóstico de mieloma múltiple era algo sombrío. La verdad parece más alentadora. cancer
