Somebody
The irony has never been lost on me that my genetic disease which causes depression also keeps the scars that cover my arms from ever disappearing.
2012-04-11 09:39:19 / Rating: 281 / 
Story archives - tag: "disease"
Swing
I was diagnosed with PCOS yesterday and instead of being sad about my potential infertility, I rejoiced in the fact that I'm not diabetic and can have a family regardless of my crappy ovaries.
2011-01-28 13:01:42 / Rating: 444 /
InPain
Finding out that it's diverticulitis, not stomach cancer, is only a small relief, as my favorite foods are now off limits.
2010-10-19 15:21:03 / Rating: 275.5 /
Sarah
Three-and-a-half months after giving birth to the baby I never thought I could have, I was in the hospital wondering if I would live to hear her first words.
2008-08-01 14:05:00 / Rating: 615.25 /
Selfish Girl
The day my grandfather was diagnosed as HIV positive was the day my mother found out she was pregnant with me.
2007-10-23 11:54:21 / Rating: 531.25 /
Bokonon
The disease stole her health, her friends, her family, her money, but the sunrise was still beautiful.
2007-07-20 15:42:52 / Rating: 444.25 /
Sputnik
Then the doctor said the Crohn's is something you can live with, and that the stomach pain will be gone in a couple of days, but he was wrong.
2006-12-05 14:31:40 / Rating: 451.75 /