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Brooke Epps

Brooke Epps

Epilepsy

I was diagnosed with Epilepsy at 18. Though I accepted my doctor’s diagnosis, I was in denial that anything was truley wrong. I rarely saw my neurologist and never told anyone I had Epilepsy. As years passed my Epilepsy worsened and I had to come out of the Epilepsy “closet”. It had become both…

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Apollonia Bynum

Apollonia Bynum

Interstitial Cystitis +2

While in my teenage years I used to suffer but I kept it to myself! But after having my second child I was in so much pain. They began doing tests and procedures, and I was diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis. By the age of 28 I was diagnosed with so many other chronic diseases, but I looked fine…

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Christina Thielst

Christina Thielst

Guillain-Barré Syndrome

As a healthcare professional I advocated for my hospitals, staff and patients. Advocacy is a way to share relevant information and have one’s voice heard when awareness or change is needed.

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