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Facing Mortality

Bloody Mutations into Lupus

Bloody Mutations Into Lupus | A Chronic Voice

September 25, 2016March 19, 2018 by Sheryl Chan

A 180 Degree Change in Character After such a life changing ordeal, my character took a 180 degree turnaround. Gone were the carefree, mindless days of youth; in its place was a tormenting worry. How am I going to afford all these medical bills for the rest of my life? What if something this disastrous […]

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This is What Hell Must Feel Like (Full Story)

This is What Hell Must Feel Like (Full Story) | www.achronicvoice.com

April 8, 2016September 22, 2019 by Sheryl Chan

A Careless Diagnosis “It’s just a muscular cramp.” The general practitioner I saw dismissed my intense pains with a swift diagnosis. He gave me some muscle relaxing painkillers and sent me limping off. I tried to attend school the next day, but was in so much pain that I turned around and took the bus […]

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This is What Hell Must Feel Like: Part III

This is what Hell must Feel like: Part III

April 8, 2016March 19, 2018 by Sheryl Chan

I remember thinking to myself during this period in my life, ‘if there is a hell, I am pretty sure this is how it would feel like’. You realise how nourishing a single pop of colour can be after being trapped between four blank walls for months – the view of a tree, a floral […]

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An Open Letter to Death, and One Simple Plea

A Letter to Death

March 4, 2016July 18, 2018 by Sheryl Chan

Dear Death, After the numerous visits you have paid, I am no longer startled when you knock on my door. I don’t even have to ask ‘who is it?’, the way you knock is familiar to me. Sometimes louder, at times softer, but always persistent. You like visiting at the the most inappropriate times, or […]

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This is What Hell Must Feel Like: Part II

This is what Hell Must Feel Like: Part II

February 21, 2016March 19, 2018 by Sheryl Chan

It was two months of pure torture without any respite. The slightest stir, such as a gentle knock against the bed’s railing, triggered intense pain. The usual forms of comforting human contact, such as a hug or kiss on the forehead, were touches of agony. Every shift to get myself into a comfortable position was […]

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This is What Hell Must Feel Like: Part I

This is what Hell must Feel like: Part I

February 17, 2016March 19, 2018 by Sheryl Chan

The lights in the hallway were dim. I was up in bed, forcing myself to vomit all the morphine out of my system. I wondered why some people like it; it made me feel so ill. Then a shadow appeared in the doorway, with a coat in his arms and luggage in tow. My father […]

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The Day that Changed Forever

The Day that Changed Forever | A Chronic Voice

January 31, 2016March 19, 2018 by Sheryl Chan

“It’s just a muscular cramp,” said the general practitioner, dismissing my pain. His clinic was a public bomb shelter in one, and I limped out of it with some muscle relaxing painkillers. I tried to attend school the next day, but was in so much pain that I turned around and took the bus home. […]

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My name is Sheryl, and I look like your average human being. You’d probably not give a second glance should our paths cross on the street.

But my body is in a bit of a mess. I have had a mini stroke at 14, multiple blood clots in the lungs and legs, a faulty heart rhythm, a gore-tex band for a heart valve, seizures, scars all over my body from various surgeries, and have never had a break from Lupus in over a decade, just to name a few.

By sharing my experiences here, I hope to reach out to those who are suffering to let them know that it is okay to feel depressed, sad or frustrated. Let us simply get through it together one day at a time, and if need be, one second at a time - I can, I can, I can. That’s 3 seconds down.

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