The Little ThingsIn the ICU, everything feels urgent. There are monitors sounding, medications to give, assessments to complete, procedures to coordinate, and numbers that...reactionscomments
Pushing Through the Invisible: My Path With RRMSBefore my diagnosis, I knew something was wrong, but I didn't have the answers. I was dealing with heavy fatigue and strange...reactionscomments
The Platform That Reminded Me I Was Not AloneI have lived with epilepsy since I was five years old. What started as a simple ear infection turned into encephalitis that...reactionscomments
Finding My Footing Through the Social Health NetworkI was diagnosed with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer as a younger woman, and I felt alone in it. Most of the bladder...reactionscomments
A Lifetime of MisdiagnosesI was born with vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, however, no one knew. I had so many health problems from the time I was...reactionscomments
How to Show Up Early for Your ProcedureFor many medically complex patients, surgery does not begin in the operating room. It begins weeks before, in preparation, communication, trust-building, and...reactionscomments
5 Tips To Navigating Your First Year With EpilepsyAre you struggling to understand your new norm? Feels like everything is in a spiral with the fear of closing your eyes?...reactionscomments
Thriving Beyond Cancer: Embracing the Journey of Survivorship with Faith and ResilienceJune is National Cancer Survivors Month; I reflect on my own journey as an 18-year survivor of peritoneal mesothelioma. At 21, just...reactionscomments
The Achilles Heel of Caregiving: What My Injury Taught Me About VulnerabilityOn Christmas morning, my daughter took me to breakfast. It was simple. Joyful. Easy. Afterward, we stopped at the grocery store before...reactionscomments
Healing From the Most Debilitating Mental Illness Known to ManI always saw myself as normal. I dressed well, kept myself up, spoke well, earned my BA degree in psychology, so when...reactions1comment
Living With Multiple SclerosisGood Day Everyone, I have been productively living with Multiple Sclerosis since 1997. This never-ending challenge was coupled with raising three children-...reactionscomments
Spreading Hope in the ChaosFor most of my life, I lived under the wrong labels — depression and anxiety. No matter what treatments I tried, I...reactionscomments
A Lupus and Fibro Warrior’s Guide to Heatwaves and HumidityWelcome to the South, where the tea is sweet, the accents are sweeter, and the weather has us all sweating like we’re...reactionscomments
Taking Care of You as Digital Advocate/Content Creator with a Chronic IllnessAs much as I want to be a neurotypical person who has the discipline to stay on task- my neurodivergence gives me...reactions3comments
Acromegaly is a JourneyThe year my son Tyler entered kindergarten, I started the school year active and involved in Tyler’s classroom, but by December, I...reactionscomments
Am I Dreaming or is This Real?I have non-medically controlled epilepsy, so I have perhaps two seizures a week. This past week it seemed like suddenly everything was...reactionscomments
Finding Purpose After Heart Surgery: Our Rock from the Heart StoryWhen my husband Pete was diagnosed with a life-threatening aortic aneurysm, our world shifted in an instant. We were blindsided, terrified, and...reactionscomments
From Rare Disease Patient to Caregiver: How a Community Helped Me Advocate for My HusbandI was led to the Social Health site after a fury of excitement from RareDisease.net. I was finding a community of rare...reactionscomments
Strategies for Long-Term Success in Self-HealingSelf-healing is a transformative journey that goes beyond just managing symptoms. It's about creating habits and practices that help you feel better...reactions1comment
Welcome to SocialHealthNetwork.com Stories!At SocialHealthNetwork.com, we believe that we are stronger together than we are alone. Health advocacy and patient leadership can be a challenge...reactions4comments
