

Releasing My Labels
I died on the the day I was born. The barrage of labels slung at me since, many fatal, some pitifully inaccurate, most both, corkscrewed...
Jul 7, 2018
Babies as the Beginning of All Things
These past few weeks I’ve been nannying for a 3-month-old baby. I’ve babysat for babies around her age before but it’s been a few years...
Jun 6, 2018


Life as a Teenager with Ehlers-Danlos
Growing up I was very active. I tried dance, swimming, martial arts, track, band, color guard and volleyball. I’ve played volleyball my...
May 28, 2018


Stand Tall
This is Jamila Abdulaziz. She's been suffering from scoliosis since the age of two. The way thirteen year old Jamila's spine was...
May 9, 2018


Living Between Life and Death
My name is Sabrina and I am a medical student from Germany. I am living with one of the rarest and most dangerous types of congenital...
Apr 29, 2018
10 Tips for Hospital Admissions
Over the past few years I have spent close to 200 nights as an inpatient in quite a few hospitals here in Ireland and even 1 in London...
Apr 28, 2018
It Started As Just a Normal Day
My journey started back in 2014, I was struggling with a long list of symptoms that included of; Struggling to breathe 24/7, swelling of...
Apr 26, 2018


Choosing Happiness
Everyday we can choose happiness, everyday we can choose to smile. Sometimes life is hard but, you and I, we can do hard things. I am...
Apr 24, 2018
The Truth About Diabetes
The short version about living with diabetes: it sucks. But there’s a longer version as well… Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires...
Apr 23, 2018
L-O-V-E
Love. It’s a short word- four letters, one syllable, one breath. Looking at such a small, insignificant formation of letters, it’s hard...
Apr 22, 2018
