Epilepsy

12 Visible Evidence of a Body Gone Rogue

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The invisibility of chronic illness makes it incredibly frustrating. We look healthy, yet the pain under our skin can be excruciating. But is pain ever fully invisible? Painkillers mask the evidence of chronic pain somewhat, yet they often provide minimal relief. A body gone rogue is not easy to tame. And taming it requires a […]

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5 Things You Should Know About My Epilepsy (It's More Than Just Seizures)

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Introductory Note from A Chronic Voice Tiffany Kairos is an active advocate in the chronic illness and epilepsy community online, and such a lovely lady, too! She’s constantly supporting and giving shoutouts to other chronic illness advocates whenever and wherever she can. I live with epilepsy myself, albeit to a lesser degree than Tiffany does. […]

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Why I Need to See 10 Different Doctors on a Regular Basis: Click to read or pin to save for later | www.achronicvoice.com

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Why the Need to See So Different Doctors? Autoimmune disorders are a complex beast; no two patients are the same, despite having a shared illness. There is no standard medication, like antibiotics to treat a common flu. Every patient’s custom combination of drugs comes from trial and error, and we often need to see different […]

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