Pain is a part of life. For me and an estimated 50 million people in the United States, it’s…
Articles by Claire Richmond
My 19-year journey to an acute hepatic porphyria (AHP) diagnosis was fraught with misdiagnoses and traumatic misunderstandings.
Outfit planning has always been an event for me. I think it started with wanting to be just like Melissa…
I can describe chronic fatigue, but it’s impossible to understand unless you’ve experienced it. It’s feeling exhausted from your morning…
I don’t want to brag, but one time I was awake for eight days straight. I was hospitalized with an…
I save nothing. Clothes I no longer wear get piled into a donation bag, regardless of the quality or style.
I was already emotional before I checked in at the nurse’s station. More than a week into a severe…
I tugged at my biking shorts and unlatched my helmet. My person and I locked up our bicycles outside a…
At some point, it happens to anyone who opens up about a disability or ailment: Someone will spout a wonder…
I met my new primary care physician (PCP) on a frigid winter morning. I sat in the waiting room clutching…