My Melanoma Was Dismissed as an Inflamed Hair Follicle
As a young woman of color, I was seemingly the last person who would be struck by the potentially lethal skin cancer
As a young woman of color, I was seemingly the last person who would be struck by the potentially lethal skin cancer
I now own a yoga studio and help other cancer patients and survivors cope
My symptoms were ignored for more than a year despite having a personal and family history of cancer
Ignoraron mis síntomas durante más de un año a pesar de tener antecedentes personales y familiares de cáncer
People are often freaked out by the idea of ostomy bags, but I embrace mine
Grief is a big part of vision loss, but what’s been hardest for us are the stigmas about blindness
Focusing on self-care and self-love helped me rebuild my identity
Period poverty is a global crisis, and I’m doing what I can to help women access period products
Telling myself I can handle everything suddenly meant I couldn’t handle anything
Believing in myself was key to living a fulfilling life with epilepsy
It didn’t dawn on me until after my husband passed that what I’d been engaging in was art therapy
I had to go septic before doctors paid attention
But if you learn what your genetic code is saying, you can choose your response
Members of the “sandwich generation” have a tough task caring for parents and children. For me, Covid made it much more difficult.
It was nearly a decade before I got a good night’s sleep again
Thanks to long Covid, I now endure severe symptoms that prevent me from doing even the simplest things
Ahora padezco síntomas graves por la Covid-19 persistente que evitan que pueda hacer cosas muy sencillas
When you open your mind and heart, sex with yourself can be the best sex you’ll ever have
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States — and it doesn’t care how old you are
After a frightening wakeup call, I turned my life around and created the best version of myself
Ahora participo en un estudio de la Covid-19 que espero que sea útil para otras personas
I respect my doctors, but I keep on them, and always do my homework
And I’m making my mental health front and center
I can’t fix my broken instrument, but I can still bring beautiful music to the world