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My “Lingering Cough” Turned Out to Be Lung Cancer
When Stephen Huff, 30, of Franklin, Tennessee, retired from professional baseball to become a high school computer science teacher, he never dreamed that the shortness of breath he was experiencing was...
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I Battled Depression for 20 Years and This Is the Treatment that Finally Worked
Lauren Gletner had hit rock bottom. A high school secretary in Martinsburg, West Virginia, the 51-year-old had battled debilitating depression since her early twenties. Yet over the last few years,...
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My “Stress Symptoms” Turned Out to Be Narcolepsy
Imagine that at school or your job—or even driving down the highway—you’re struggling to keep your eyes open. That described daily life of Jessica Scaggs, 27, a high school English teacher in Atlanta,...
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How I Got Lung Cancer at 31—Without Ever Smoking a Single Cigarette
Rachael Malmberg was enjoying the 2016 Thanksgiving holiday in Florida with her family when trouble hit. She was out for a run, and suddenly a pain that radiated from her neck to her rib stopped her...
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How One Woman Almost Died from Two “Spider Bites”
Ready to embrace life as an empty nester, Mary (not her real name) had big plans for her weekend. The magazine art director had recently sent her youngest kid off to college. Now, she was ready to...
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How I Lost Over 100 Pounds on the Keto Diet
Matt Schiffman has worked out for as long as he can remember. A 36-year-old resident of Miami and vice president of Brand Management for RSP Nutrition, Schiffman says sports always played an integral...
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One Woman’s Shortness of Breath Turned Out to Be Heart Failure
Two years ago, Michelle Norris, 63, of Knoxville, Tennessee, began struggling to walk the short distance from the parking lot to her workplace. She had to make periodic stops to catch her breath, but...
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My “Heartburn” Turned Out to Be Cancer
Joe Moore has battled heartburn since he was 15 years old—and he’s now 66. The retired plumber of Washington Township, NJ, had watched his father battle chronic heartburn, and he knew exactly what his...
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My “Finger Twitch” Turned out to Be Brain Inflammation
A twitch in her right pinky finger? Weird, thought 18-year-old Olivia Palermo, but hardly alarming. It was the summer of 2018, she had just graduated from high school, and Palermo was celebrating with...
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What It’s Really Like to Live with Gout
Lex Leonard’s feet had bothered her since her 20s. As a former junior high school teacher—and then social worker—Leonard spent a lot of time on her feet. When the pain spread to her ankles, knees, and...
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My Blurry Vision Turned out to Be Skin Cancer—in My Eye
In 1991, Britta Fortson of Jacksonville, Florida, was preparing for her high school graduation when she noticed the vision in her right eye was blurry. Only 18 at the time, she made an appointment...
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Suicide: My Mom Almost Took Me With Her
Bertha Loaiza, 37, grew up thinking she lost her mother in a horrific car accident—one that almost took her life as well. She has no recollection of falling 246 feet off of the Coronado Bridge in San...
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This Everyday Habit Gave Me Cancer—and Nearly Ruined My Face
When Janet, 42, suddenly noticed a bump on the side of her nose while looking in the mirror, she assumed it was a harmless pimple. Two days later, things got weird, the iHeartRadio host in Oklahoma...
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I’m a Survivor of Sexual Abuse—Here Is How I Found Peace
Kathy Andersen knows a lot about overcoming adversity. Adopted as an infant in Australia and sexually abused by her adoptive father throughout her childhood, she’s triumphed over more difficulty than...
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These Weight Loss Before and After Photos Are Just the Motivation We Need
Stop procrastinating Ashleigh Smith, 26, suddenly began gaining weight her senior year of high school. By the time she turned 23, she was up to 224 pounds. Following the birth of her daughter, she...
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Is it really “the most wonderful time of the year”? For a time of year that’s supposed to be one of the happiest, the holidays have the potential to cause a lot of stress and anxiety. Family conflicts,...
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I Was Only 23 When I Almost Died of the Flu
When it all began October 14, 2009 is forever etched into Jen Ludwin’s mind. It’s the day the then 23-year-old, went to the emergency room for a sore throat and what she thought was probably the flu....
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8 Ways to Prevent Birth Defects Before and During Pregnancy
Protecting your baby If you are a parent, there is nothing you wouldn’t do to make sure your child is healthy and happy, and this care starts even before conception. One in every 33 babies will be born...
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“My Psoriasis Got So Bad that I Nearly Gave Up”
For Jennifer Kerner, 35, psoriasis made its unwelcome introduction during middle school. That’s not unusual—people often develop psoriasis between the ages of 15 and 35. Plaque psoriasis, Kerner’s...
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This Man’s “Cold” Turned Out to Be a Massive Heart Attack
Ed Covert, 46, thought he had a cold coming on when he stopped by the nurse’s station at work. His symptoms felt like chest congestion. “I was having the full feeling in my chest, like when you’ve got...
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Asking Yourself These Two Little Questions Can Stop Any Fight in its Tracks
Every couple has had their fair share of ups and downs in a relationship. Yes, even the happiest of couples have fights—they’re not perfect. Science suggests the key to remaining level headed and...
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The Science Behind Emotional Support Animals and Whether They Work
Sarah Smith, 22, is a United States Marine police officer with an anxiety disorder that medication alone couldn’t manage. When a trip to a pet store turned into a solution for her anxiety issues, she...
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My “Asthma” Turned Out to Be Chronic Heart Failure
When he first began to struggle to breathe three years ago, John Sousa blamed the trouble on spring allergies. But the wheezing continued into summer, so he began using an asthma inhaler. That didn’t...
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Her “Vision Trouble” Turned Out to Be a Sign of Stroke—But She Ignored It
Lauren Barnathan had just stepped off the treadmill in her Orange Theory fitness class when she noticed she couldn’t focus on the room around her. Having recently gotten engaged to an emergency...
View ArticleThis Woman’s “Asthma Symptoms” Turned Out to Be Stage 4 Lung Cancer
Almost 50 and ready for anything At 49 years old, Lori Morris completed a hike that would have challenged a person half her age: She climbed the highest peak in California, 14,505-foot tall Mount...
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One Woman’s Unbearable Leg Pain Turned Out to Be Cancer
Jamie Whitmore, 43, isn’t used to slowing down. The professional triathlete turned Paralympic gold medalist has never met a challenge she couldn’t overcome, whether it was a mountain bike race—or...
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One Woman Survived Child Abuse for Years—Here’s What She Says Everyone Gets...
She can’t remember a time when abuse and neglect didn’t affect her life, and yet entrepreneur, designer, and author Erin Cole has found a way to beat the odds. She hasn’t just survived; she’s thrived....
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This Man Was Dying of Cancer—Till a New Test Showed Doctors Exactly How to...
That pea-sized lump on Keith Taggart’s cheek wasn’t pretty to look at, although Taggart wasn’t too worried about it. Neither was his primary care doctor, who sent the 62-year-old Taggart to an oral...
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He Was a First Responder on 9/11—Why He’s Telling His Story Now
The day it all began On the morning of September 11, 2001, Tom Frey reported to duty as a detective for the New York City Police Department. Like many on that fateful morning, he never imagined it...
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What It’s Really Like to Have Narcolepsy
For 34-year-old Julie Flygare, memories of college are somewhat of a blur. The Los Angeles resident first attributed her sleepiness during classes to the boring subject matter, but when she found...
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