Vocal Cord Dysfunction
VCD is a condition of the vocal cords in which the vocal cords may close or partially close during inhalation.
Endometrial Ablation
Endometrial ablation, put simply, is a procedure where the endometrium is destroyed. The endometrium is the innermost layer of the uterus and the part that thickens to either provide a place for a fertilized egg or be shed as a period.
My periods were hell
For eighteen years since then, I’ve battled with severe pain, heavy bleeding, ovarian cysts, and pure torture nearly every month for several days – on top of my other health issues.
Ableism
Ableism is discrimination based on disabilities. It comes in many forms; mainly what I classify as "direct" or "indirect" . This can be seemingly obvious, or subconscious from ingrained beliefs.
My Kinky Colon - Ashley Byrd Pharr
I began an Internet search on Crohn’s Disease, an IBD. My dad had been diagnosed with it in the 80s and had passed just two years before. I vaguely knew the disease was associated with the intestines, but I had never taken the time to learn what Crohn’s was.
Classifying the spread of diseases
We’ve all heard the words “pandemic”, “epidemic”, and probably several more by now – but what do they mean? I’ll go over some of the most common terms used to classify the spread of an infectious disease
International Healthcare: United States of America
This is the healthcare system that I’m most familiar with – and still the most confused by. The majority of health insurance is through private companies (through an employer), but there are a few public options (Medicaid and Medicare, namely). Unfortunately, there is no universal healthcare.
7 tips to stay cool during the summer
There’s a lot of places experiencing a heat wave right now – which can be especially dangerous for us spoonies! Here are 7 tips for staying cool:
What ticked me off about high school
Because I spent a lot of my summer in my aunt's house in the country, he added a panel of tick diseases to the list. My memory flashed back to the summer, when I had only one tick bite, so surely not that?
Seen
I’m disabled every day, every night, every minute, every second; it affects every part of my life. It’s a part of me, and I’m not ashamed of it. There’s nothing immoral about my disabilities and I didn’t incur the wrath of a higher power by crimes against humanity