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what it feels like

living with a gastrointestinal stromal tumour
hazel macleod was first diagnosed with gist twenty years ago. now she's taking it on again.
emma jones
what it feels like
sep 21 2022
hazel mcleod first discovered she had cancer after she fainted in church.

crohn's disease: what it feels like
occurring in just 0.06 to 0.5 per cent of the population, getting a diagnosis of enteropathic arthritis, which commonly develops with inflammatory bowel disease, can take years.
emma jones
inflammatory bowel disease
sep 12 2022
a few years after kayla jenkins' crohn's disease diagnosis, she got a second diagnosis: enteropathic arthritis. supplied

living with deafblindness
born without sight, penny leclair knew that when her hearing began to fade, she would have to fight to stay connected.
emma jones
what it feels like
aug 15 2022
after reading helen keller, penny leclair started looking for people who understood braille. supplied

stroke recovery and post-stroke spasticity: what it feels like
"i've read a great deal about neuroplasticity and i believe it is possible to retrain your brain," says susan brown, who had a stroke in 2020.
emma jones
what it feels like
jul 29 2022
it took doctors four days to establish that susan brown had an ischemic stroke. supplied

hidradenitis suppurativa: what it feels like
"i just cried in their office for an hour because it was the first time in my life that they knew what it was."
emma jones
what it feels like
jul 7 2022
krystle sutherland co-founded hs heroes to raise awareness of hidradenitis suppurativa.

what it feels like: 'it was my job to fight' after hiv diagnosis
"i decided that it was my job to fight," chef allan said, in the face of his hiv diagnosis. "i didn't want to die in my 30s. i love life. i was a good person."
emma jones
hiv/aids
jun 6 2022
allan carpenter — also known as chef allan — was diagnosed with hiv in 1988. credit: ken meyers studio

what it feels like: 'still a lot of stigma' for women with alcohol addiction
carolyn o'reilly spoke to healthing about her experience seeking help for alcohol use disorder and what it means to feel like someone is listening.
emma jones
alcohol
may 30 2022
when carolyn o'reilly left a career that she was passionate about after being injured, alcohol began to play an increasing role in her life. getty

a cerebellar stroke: what it feels like
when george myette woke up one morning and had trouble finding his balance, he thought it may just be a case of vertigo. it was much more serious than that.
emma jones
what it feels like
may 19 2022
the cerebellum is a small section of the brain, located to the back of the skull, where the nerves from the spinal cord connect with the brain. getty
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living with a gastrointestinal stromal tumour
hazel macleod was first diagnosed with gist twenty years ago. now she's taking it on again.
emma jones
what it feels like
sep 21 2022
hazel mcleod first discovered she had cancer after she fainted in church.

crohn's disease: what it feels like
occurring in just 0.06 to 0.5 per cent of the population, getting a diagnosis of enteropathic arthritis, which commonly develops with inflammatory bowel disease, can take years.
emma jones
inflammatory bowel disease
sep 12 2022
a few years after kayla jenkins' crohn's disease diagnosis, she got a second diagnosis: enteropathic arthritis. supplied

living with deafblindness
born without sight, penny leclair knew that when her hearing began to fade, she would have to fight to stay connected.
emma jones
what it feels like
aug 15 2022
after reading helen keller, penny leclair started looking for people who understood braille. supplied

stroke recovery and post-stroke spasticity: what it feels like
"i've read a great deal about neuroplasticity and i believe it is possible to retrain your brain," says susan brown, who had a stroke in 2020.
emma jones
what it feels like
jul 29 2022
it took doctors four days to establish that susan brown had an ischemic stroke. supplied
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hidradenitis suppurativa: what it feels like
"i just cried in their office for an hour because it was the first time in my life that they knew what it was."
emma jones
what it feels like
jul 7 2022
krystle sutherland co-founded hs heroes to raise awareness of hidradenitis suppurativa.

what it feels like: 'it was my job to fight' after hiv diagnosis
"i decided that it was my job to fight," chef allan said, in the face of his hiv diagnosis. "i didn't want to die in my 30s. i love life. i was a good person."
emma jones
hiv/aids
jun 6 2022
allan carpenter — also known as chef allan — was diagnosed with hiv in 1988. credit: ken meyers studio

what it feels like: 'still a lot of stigma' for women with alcohol addiction
carolyn o'reilly spoke to healthing about her experience seeking help for alcohol use disorder and what it means to feel like someone is listening.
emma jones
alcohol
may 30 2022
when carolyn o'reilly left a career that she was passionate about after being injured, alcohol began to play an increasing role in her life. getty

a cerebellar stroke: what it feels like
when george myette woke up one morning and had trouble finding his balance, he thought it may just be a case of vertigo. it was much more serious than that.
emma jones
what it feels like
may 19 2022
the cerebellum is a small section of the brain, located to the back of the skull, where the nerves from the spinal cord connect with the brain. getty
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