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Patrick Gee

Patrick Gee

Kidney Disease +3

I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension in 2003. Ten years later, I found out that I was Stage 3b CKD. Started PD on 12/2013. Received a kidney transplant on 04/21/17. After four surgeries (transplant, blood clot, hemorrhaging, laparoscopic peritoneum window), 33 days hospitalized, my…

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Anna Ball

Anna Ball

Lupus +1

In the middle of the pandemic two years ago, I suddenly became very sick and began my chronic illness journey. A number of lab tests revealed antibodies for Lupus and Sjörgens Syndrome, two systemic autoimmune diseases that my doctors and I are still trying to figure out. I haven't had an easy time…

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Sydney Groesbeck

Sydney Groesbeck

Diabetes +2

I’ve dealt with chronic migraine since middle school, but felt I didn’t really begin my “journey” in the chronic illness community until I was 24 years old. I was admitted to the ER, told I was in Diabetic Ketoacidosis, and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I was immediately thrown into the deep…

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