July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. As told to Shannon Shelton Miller Four years ago, my husband found me lying […]
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No estaba cansada. Tenía insuficiencia cardiaca.
English Tal como se relató a Erica Rimlinger “Estoy bien. Lo que pasa es que no comí suficiente cuando desayuné”, le dije al personal médico […]
I Wasn’t Tired. I Was in Heart Failure.
As told to Erica Rimlinger “I’m fine. I just didn’t eat enough breakfast,” I told the medical staff in the emergency room. I was gearing […]
They Said I’d Only Live 4 Months, but It’s Been 2 Years — and I’m Not Done Yet
As told to Erica Rimlinger Six months into my first pregnancy, I felt a lump in my breast and brought it up at my doctor’s […]
Dijeron que solo me quedaban 4 meses de vida, pero han pasado 2 años y mi historia no concluye todavía
English Tal como se relató a Erica Rimlinger A los seis meses de mi primer embarazo, noté una masa en mi mama y lo indiqué […]
Halfway Through My “Normal” Pregnancy, I Was Told We’d Have to Deliver the Baby or We’d Both Die
As told to Erica Rimlinger In the summer of 2015, I had big news to share with my friends, family and all my hairstyling clients: […]
Don’t Count Me Out
As told to Erica Rimlinger My kids were 2 and 3 years old when I found a lump in my breast. I made an appointment […]
Being Outed Was Traumatic, But It Pushed Me To Accept — and Embrace — My Sexuality
June is Pride Month. As told to Nicole Audrey Spector Growing up, I never really thought much about what it meant to be gay, bisexual […]
Pasé años sin tener idea que mis episodios épicos de migrañas estaban relacionados con mi ciclo menstrual
English Junio es el Mes Nacional de Concientización de Migrañas y Dolores de Cabeza. Tal como lo relataron a Nicole Audrey Spector Estaba en la […]
For Years, I Had No Idea My Epic Migraine Attacks Were Tied to My Menstrual Cycle
Español June is National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. As told to Nicole Audrey Spector I was in college when I had my first migraine […]