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As told to Nicole Audrey Spector November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month. It happened while I was sleeping. I woke
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As told to Nicole Audrey Spector October is ADHD Awareness Month. Growing up, I was always praised for my intelligence.
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As told to Erica Rimlinger Families share a lot of things. Memories. Homes. Joy. Pain. In our family, we share
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As told to Marnie Goodfriend Up until 2016, I was an active and healthy 42-year-old woman who biked, swam, kayaked,
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As told to Shannon Shelton Miller In January 2021, I tested positive for Covid soon after I got my first
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As told to Aviva Patz September 18, 2022, is National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day. It’s hard to believe that
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Relato de Shannon Shelton Miller Antes del 2020, la menopausia era una de esas etapas de la vida de las
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As told to Nicole Audrey Spector Growing up as the child of a Mexican, Catholic mother and a Palestinian, Muslim
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As told to Erica Rimlinger In 1985, I read magazine articles about a new, medical mass murderer: Human Immunodeficiency Virus,
Read moreBlack Women Often Suffer in Silence During Menopause. I’m Going to Keep Talking.
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Read moreAs an Adult, I’ve Finally Made Peace With My ADHD
My fifth-grade teacher was fed up. Every time it was my turn to read, I was, she announced to the
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July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. As told to Erica Rimlinger I was a preteen the first time
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As told to Megan Margulies I drove up my driveway and put my car in park. I was finally alone,
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As told to Nicole Audrey Spector It’s probably just a sinus infection. That’s what my doctor thought when I came
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As told to Kimberly Rex From the first time we met, Joe and I had great conversations. A southern gentleman
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Jaclyn Smith, one of the original Charlie’s Angels, is an award-winning actress and entrepreneur who played Kelly Garret on the
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The temperature climbed past 80 degrees as my children and I followed the marked route between historic dwellings in a
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As told to Erica Rimlinger My three children and I had an easy time breastfeeding, and I nursed my children
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Read moreCopy of From Shame to Advocacy: My Decades-Long Journey Living — and Thriving — With HIV
As told to Nicole Audrey Spector The year was 1986. I was 39 years old and newly wed to the
Read moreMy Quest for Uninterrupted Sleep
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Read moreThe Truth About Being a Cancer Warrior
When I found out I had breast cancer, I decided to be open about my diagnosis. I wanted my interactions
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