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Stories tagged with “Health and Illness”
Always Making Progress
Angela
I Am
Olivia
Trust Gone
Kris
My Guardian Angel
Paulina
My Addiction
Gerardo
Pretending To Be Sick To Spend Time With My Mom
Jaelin
Life Thoughts Through COVID-19
Brooke
Appreciating the Life I was Given
Anaie
On Repeat
Owen
My Struggle
Cristian
Living with Epilepsy
Emir
From Cleats to Crutches and Back
Kaitlyn
How Covid Changed My Life
Damian
In A World that Shakes
Ramon
Close Call: The Day I Almost Lost My Life
Damian
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Vivian
My Side of the Story
Carly
As Time Goes By
Gianna
The Imperfect
Ivy
The Perfect Daughter
Elizabeth
Losing and Gaining
Nivia
Coping with Change
Luke
Pain+Rest=Growth
Anthony
The Depressing Death
Emily
The Day I Matured
Bella
Survived
Melanie
Seizure
Ben
An Illness That Changed Me
Brayan
Me vs. Opioids
Taylor
Running From Fat
Conner
Focusing on the Future
Mahalie
The Bird Cage
Beatrice
Hardest Part of My Life
Charlie
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Weston
Western Medicine
ZiHeng
Pray for Peyton
Chesney
A Necklace and a Family
Eslin
Not Alone
Alani
My Perfection
Samantha
My Sister
Fanitsa
Papa's Passing
Nolee
Close to Home
Jack
Losing Control
Savannah
The Day
Jacob
Overcoming the Pandemic
Harlee
The Road to Recovery
Brendan
Taking Care for My Future
Carolina
Numb
Valerie
Overlooking Bullying
Savannah
Triumph of a Dedicated Student
Marcus
The Nightly Grind: A Gamer’s Reflection
Eben
The Diagnosis
Riley
Choosing the Cycle
Amaya
Peace Of Mind
Lauryn
Learning to Overcome Pressure
Natalia
Anxiety
Charlie
Boundaries
Miyah
Day By Day
Delila
Fear Stops the Dream
Jakari
The Impact of Addiction and Abuse
Avery
Who Are You?
Emina
Discomfort Zone
Trami
Those Days
Leo
A Caring Heart
Jonathan
Survivor
Giulia
Covid 19
Alexa
You Are Who You Hang Out With
Jesse
Half Hearted
Kamdon
The Perfect Body
Katelyn
Happiness is Worth It
Jason
Retracing Myself
Aliyah
2020
Ricky
Confidence
Syd
Not A Weakness, But A Strength
Josue
Salud
Tadeo
Recovering but Not Recovered
Marissa
Take A Risk, Make A Change
Jaqueline
The Snorkel Mask of Insecurities
Evie
A New Normal
Anthony
My focus
Jake
We Are Quaranteens
Lucinda
Bittersweet Memories
Jonathan
My Sister, My Friend
Molly
I Dare You
Ariel
Dancing Through The Storm
Iyiosayi
In Sickness and Health
Christina
Stable and Strong
Emily
Taking Control
Abeni
Working on Yourself for Yourself
Mariana
To Heaven and Back
Ari
Lost Love
Jacob
Hate and Love
Giangelys
Diagnosis
Clifton
Superheroes
Gustavo
One Ear
Gabriela
Have Faith
Samani
Shattered Dreams: New Beginnings
Evelyn
The Human Mind
Brianna
My Grandma's Necklace
Helene
Just Dance
Kabita
Strength and Guidance
Sunnie
Wishing to be Weightless
Ja’Lisa
Covid Crazy
Keriana
Unbreakable
Haley
Missing the Feeling of Home
Shawn
It Just Wasn’t His Time
Grant
Lost and Found
Jaela
The Fainting Spell
Elodie
Forever By My Side
Serena
Baby Hairs
Easton
Life is Unpredictable
Ella
That Time
San
The Silver Lining
Mallory
Memories of My Grandfather
Arthur
Who Am I?
Kelvin
Sometimes We Must Lose Ourselves to Find Ourselves
Cameron
Crawling out of a Rabbit Hole
Faith
What is Pink?
Terrance
Crutches and Courage
Osmar
Macaroni
Evie
Healing from the Slopes
Ashley
Just Everything
Eva
For Granted
Mildred
Sixteen
Erika
Glass Eyes
Karyme
What A Trip
Jaimie