Category: Eczema
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My Experience with Diabetes Anxiety
My Experience with Diabetes Anxiety I have been managing diabetes for just under 15 years now since I was diagnosed at around three years old, when my blood sugars caused me to go into ketoacidosis. There are a number of things people are anxious about, scared of and uncomfortable around when it comes to diabetes,…
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Cancer: Navigating my new normal
Cancer: Navigating my new normal When you hear the words “it’s cancer”, your whole life changes. You don’t get any choice in the change however you do get to choose how you respond to the change. When I received my diagnosis I went numb inside and then tried to ignore it. I went from denial…
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You have no right to my medical story
You have no right to my medical story It’s been very hard to go out into the world with a face that doesn’t look like anyone else. It’s shocking and dramatic and I don’t blame people for noticing but I do hate it when people feel they have a right to my story. Going through…