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From earlier today when I had to go get my iron levels checked.

The only time I ever get to leave my house is to go to doctor appointments. #chronicallyill #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #RareDisease #RareDiseaseMonth #zebrastrong

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being chronically ill is a full time job.

I have been chronically ill my entire life. I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t battling some kind of infection. I was born with a rare disease known as primary immunodeficiency or PI for short. More specifically CVID or common variable immune deficiency which usually affects children. I wasn’t diagnose until the age of 28! I receive monthly plasma infusions of Gammagard through a chest port. It helps to maintain my IgG levels since I cannot produce my own antibodies. Basically it just means I’m prone to infections like pneumonia. #piawareness #Showyourstripes #zebrastrong #DonatePlasma #RareDisease #RareDiseaseMonth #InvisibleIllness

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