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Stories tagged with “Health and Illness”
The Snorkel Mask of Insecurities
Evie
A New Normal
Anthony
One Ear
Gabriela
Have Faith
Samani
My Side of the Story
Carly
As Time Goes By
Gianna
The Imperfect
Ivy
Discomfort Zone
Trami
Missing the Feeling of Home
Shawn
Anxiety
Charlie
You Are Who You Hang Out With
Jesse
My Perfection
Samantha
My Sister
Fanitsa
Papa's Passing
Nolee
Forever By My Side
Serena
Baby Hairs
Easton
An Illness That Changed Me
Brayan
Retracing Myself
Aliyah
Focusing on the Future
Mahalie
Who Am I?
Kelvin
Crawling out of a Rabbit Hole
Faith
Western Medicine
ZiHeng
My Guardian Angel
Paulina
Working on Yourself for Yourself
Mariana
On Repeat
Owen
The Nightly Grind: A Gamer’s Reflection
Eben
What A Trip
Jaimie
The Perfect Body
Katelyn
Happiness is Worth It
Jason
Losing and Gaining
Nivia
Choosing the Cycle
Amaya
Sometimes We Must Lose Ourselves to Find Ourselves
Cameron
It Just Wasn’t His Time
Grant
Dancing Through The Storm
Iyiosayi
Pain+Rest=Growth
Anthony
Stable and Strong
Emily
In Sickness and Health
Christina
I Am
Olivia
Numb
Valerie
Shattered Dreams: New Beginnings
Evelyn
Close Call: The Day I Almost Lost My Life
Damian
Macaroni
Evie
Healing from the Slopes
Ashley
From Cleats to Crutches and Back
Kaitlyn
My Grandma's Necklace
Helene
Fear Stops the Dream
Jakari
The Impact of Addiction and Abuse
Avery
Covid Crazy
Keriana
Unbreakable
Haley
How Covid Changed My Life
Damian
The Human Mind
Brianna
I Dare You
Ariel
We Are Quaranteens
Lucinda
Bittersweet Memories
Jonathan
Close to Home
Jack
Survived
Melanie
Seizure
Ben
That Time
San
2020
Ricky
Confidence
Syd
The Bird Cage
Beatrice
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Weston
The Day
Jacob
Taking Control
Abeni
Pretending To Be Sick To Spend Time With My Mom
Jaelin
My Sister, My Friend
Molly
Who Are You?
Emina
My Struggle
Cristian
Day By Day
Delila
Superheroes
Gustavo
Boundaries
Miyah
Not A Weakness, But A Strength
Josue
Coping with Change
Luke
My Addiction
Gerardo
The Road to Recovery
Brendan
Survivor
Giulia
Life Thoughts Through COVID-19
Brooke
Lost and Found
Jaela
Overlooking Bullying
Savannah
The Fainting Spell
Elodie
Not Alone
Alani
A Necklace and a Family
Eslin
Glass Eyes
Karyme
Peace Of Mind
Lauryn
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Vivian
Strength and Guidance
Sunnie
Wishing to be Weightless
Ja’Lisa
The Perfect Daughter
Elizabeth
Those Days
Leo
Learning to Overcome Pressure
Natalia
The Day I Matured
Bella
Just Everything
Eva
For Granted
Mildred
Sixteen
Erika
My focus
Jake
Half Hearted
Kamdon
Life is Unpredictable
Ella
Me vs. Opioids
Taylor
Memories of My Grandfather
Arthur
Always Making Progress
Angela
Salud
Tadeo
Recovering but Not Recovered
Marissa
Trust Gone
Kris
Taking Care for My Future
Carolina
Hate and Love
Giangelys
Just Dance
Kabita
Diagnosis
Clifton
The Diagnosis
Riley
Running From Fat
Conner
The Silver Lining
Mallory
Living with Epilepsy
Emir
Take A Risk, Make A Change
Jaqueline
A Caring Heart
Jonathan
Lost Love
Jacob
Losing Control
Savannah
To Heaven and Back
Ari
Overcoming the Pandemic
Harlee
The Depressing Death
Emily
Covid 19
Alexa
What is Pink?
Terrance
In A World that Shakes
Ramon