It Wasn’t Stress. It Was Lupus.
Every time I was told I was “just working too hard,” the misdiagnosis allowed my body to continue damaging itself
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Every time I was told I was “just working too hard,” the misdiagnosis allowed my body to continue damaging itself
Cada vez que me decĂan que “estaba trabajando demasiado”, el diagnĂłstico errĂłneo permitiĂł que mi cuerpo siga deteriorándose
I got so sick that I ended up intubated in the ICU
Me enferme tanto que terminé intubada en la UCI
Sadly, I’m one of the lucky ones
Lamentablemente, soy una de las afortunadas
My breast cancer surgeon missed a red flag, and I’ll always wonder if that changed everything
I embrace support, self-care and self-advocacy
The military can — and must — do better regarding military sexual trauma
Las fuerzas armadas pueden y deben hacer un mejor trabajo en lo que se refiere a traumas sexuales militares