Chronic pain
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I have met many people in passing throughout my life, countless fleeting encounters and conversations with individuals who, I’m sure, were lovely in their own right. Yet, if you were to ask me to recall those moments, I simply couldn’t. They blurred into the background, as so many do. However for some reason, when life,
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I used to say that if I were asked to pluck a word from the dictionary to describe myself, it would be “complex.” After all, that word had followed me my entire life. From a complex medical history—including undifferentiated mixed connective tissue disease, also known as Lupus overlap disease, Antiphospholipid syndrome, and complex PTSD—right down
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I grew up surrounded by chaos, trauma, and instability—constantly battling health issues and eventually accepting that this was simply the hand I had been dealt. I adapted, survived, and carried on because that’s all I knew how to do. Recently, however, my mental health took a severe hit, and my physical health declined even further.
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If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve stumbled upon my little corner of the internet because you’re searching for something maybe answers, understanding, hope, or just a place where someone gets it. If that’s the case, welcome. You’re not alone here. My name is Sarah, and I’ve been sick since I was 11 years old.
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