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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

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When Life With Chronic Pain Feels Like My World Has Stopped Turning

Being labeled as “disabled” really changed my world. It gave me a new perspective I never thought I would have at just 22 years old. I have never accepted my pain as my life. I still can’t, even almost eight years later. Putting into words how I am disabled because of chronic pain wrecks the most delicate part [...]

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Rhabdomyosarcoma

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How I Became a Top Model With 2 Ostomy Bags

At the age of 2.5 years old, I developed a rare form of vaginal cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma. Doctors thought I would not live to celebrate my third birthday. Since the age of 3 years old, I have had a permanent colostomy and urostomy, which aids my bladder and bowel functions and causes me to wear ostomy bags. [...]

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The Epiphany That Helped Me When My Son Was Treated for Cancer

The Epiphany That Helped Me When My Son Was Treated for Cancer

Cynthia Valerio

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Rhabdomyosarcoma

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The Epiphany That Helped Me When My Son Was Treated for Cancer

One day during the 14 months that our teenage son, Thomas, was being treated for a recurrence of Rhabdomyosarcoma, a very rare and aggressive pediatric cancer, I had an epiphany. It was an epiphany on the struggle to stay in the present in order to enjoy the richness that each moment of life brings, even when [...]

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Taylor Swift performs onstage while wearing a black ensemble

Taylor Swift performs onstage while wearing a black ensemble

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Rhabdomyosarcoma

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Taylor Swift Donated $50,000 to Backup Dancer's Nephew Who Has Cancer

Taylor Swift is at it again. After one of her backup dancers, Kim “Toshi” Davidson, shared a photo on Instagram of his 13-month-old nephew who has cancer, Swift swooped in and donated $50,000 to little Ayden’s GoFundMe page. Via Instagram Beneath the generous donation, which she made on October 1, Swift wrote the following. “Baby Ayden, [...]