On bad days, I don’t know where the anxiety stops and the chronic pain begins. The tightening in my chest could be warning of a panic attack or of a fibromyalgia flare that will spread across my chest, down my arms and into my hands, rendering me unable to write – both my work and [...]
Growing up, I was told a lot that I am brave and strong. I was told that I handle my chronic pain bone disorder, Multiple Osteochondromas with grace. Those I loved were attempting to lift me up, but it actually had the opposite effect. It suffocated me. I was afraid that if I showed how [...]
That ache in the stomach Your heart's pounding Your anxiety's taking over you You feel something's wrong with your body You know something is wrong but the doctors can't put a diagnosis on yours symptoms. No matter how many appointments, blood checks and many exams they put you through. Until one day, in a big [...]
I am an #EverydayWarrior. Every day I wake up and face a battle. Not because I am courageous or brave. No, I face a battle every day because I have to. My name is Caylee Shea and I have debilitating, chronic illness. After receiving the Gardasil Vaccine when I was 19 years old, my life [...]
Chronic Pain and Depression I was born with a chronic pain bone disorder called Multiple Hereditary Exostoses (MHE). I always struggle to explain this disorder in just a few short sentences. It seems so hard to condense everything I feel on a day to day basis, everything that I’ve been through because of this disorder, [...]
