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Prostate Cancer Taught My Husband and Me What Real Intimacy Is

Prostate cancer changed intimacy for Dean and me, but we found other ways to stay connected

christine and her partner holding hands

El cáncer de próstata nos enseñó a mi esposo y a mí lo que es realmente la intimidad

El cáncer de próstata cambió la intimidad para Dean y para mí, pero descubrimos otros métodos para mantener nuestra conexión

Allison Loloci

Nobody Believed My Pain Was Real Until Endometriosis Landed Me in a Coma

For six years, I lived alone in agony, dismissed by doctor after doctor

zoe cain

I Was Told I Was Shy — But I Had Social Anxiety Disorder

For a long time, I thought I was the only one who had an intense fear of socializing. Now, I use my art to help raise awareness about social anxiety disorder and other mental health conditions.

Rachel Gordon

I Had a Stroke at Birth and Spent Years Trying to Hide My Cerebral Palsy. Sharing on Social Media Helped Set Me Free.

My stroke at birth affected the left side of my body. Now, I’m helping raise awareness about cerebral palsy and living with limitations online.

Jeannette Malburg

I Survived Ovarian Cancer 3 Times — and I Learned to Fight for Myself

After doctors dismissed my test results — twice — I’ve learned the importance of advocating for your health

Tia Bee Stokes

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Nearly Killed Me — But It Didn’t Stop Me From Dancing My Heart Out

To survive months alone in the hospital during Covid, I turned to my faith — and my phone

Tia Bee Stokes

Casi muero por una leucemia mielógena aguda, pero eso no impidió que baile con toda mi alma

Para sobrevivir meses sola en el hospital durante la pandemia de covid, recurrí a mi fe y a mi teléfono

elena joy

I Couldn’t ‘Pray the Gay Away,’ so I Went to Conversion Therapy. It Nearly Killed Me.

I found my way to the truest, happiest version of myself through mindfulness and radical self-acceptance

Kristen Willard

Like an Itch That Couldn’t Be Scratched, My Hives Kept Coming Back

My skin itched, swelled and left me hopeless until my chronic spontaneous urticaria was finally treated successfully

Kristen Willard

Como una comezón que no podía rascarse, mis ronchas seguían reapareciendo

Mi piel me picaba, estaba inflamada y yo había perdido la esperanza hasta que finalmente trataron mi urticaria crónica espontánea con éxito

Shira Boehler

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?