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I Had An Ominous Fear About My Husband That I Kept Secret For Years. Then It Came True.

"One friend, finding middle ground, said, 'I know you knew... I just hoped you were wrong.'”
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I Spent Years On The Verge Of Death. I Couldn't Find A Doctor Who Would Listen To Me — Until I Said This.

"The ER became a second home. By my 34th birthday, I felt like I might not live long enough to see my 40th birthday."
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As A Paramedic, I Treated Women Who Had Illegal Abortions. Here’s A Dangerous Truth JD Vance Isn’t Going To Like.

"The nurse and I exchange a glance. We’re both middle-aged women. We know the probable reason why our patient stuck part of a vacuum cleaner up into her vagina."
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I Knew Something Was Terribly Wrong Each Time I Fed My Baby. I Was Stunned When I Discovered What It Was.

"The statements listed don’t match what I am feeling. I am experiencing symptoms that aren’t on this questionnaire. And that scares me."
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I Was Sure These 3 Words Would Scare Sexual Partners Away. That All Changed When I Hooked Up With My Best Friend.

“In my darkest moments, I convinced myself no one would ever sleep with me again.”
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I Have Difficulty Recognizing Faces — Even My Sister's. This Is What It's Like To Be Face Blind.

"The testing confirmed what I already knew: My prosopagnosia is 'severe.'"
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I Never Wanted Children. Then I Got Pregnant With Twins At 53.

"My mother said I was 'crazy and too old.' Someone else told us, 'You should sue the fertility clinic for agreeing to take you on as a client.'”
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I Was A 38-Year-Old Black Woman Who Couldn't Swim. Here's What Finally Got Me In The Pool.

"My hips sank, I struggled to get air and I couldn’t for the life of me figure out how to kick from my hips."
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As A Mom To A Son With Rare Diseases, Here’s What I Think About Trump’s Alleged Comments About Disabled People

"If it’s true that Donald Trump made these statements, I am appalled ... partly because my 6-year-old son is one of those people."
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We're A Middle-Class Family. We Can't Afford To Go On Vacation — And We're Not The Only Ones.

"It has become a monthly tightrope walk to keep our home and feed our children. Vacations, once a sure thing for families like mine, are a fantasy for us."
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