It is a dilemma, she says. She was diagnosed with breast cancer a few months ago. Her 18 year oldspecial needs son doesn’t fully understand what that means. All he understands is that something canhappen to her. Also, he faces the challenge of expressing himself. She spends more time focusing onhow her child can deal […]
My son was born with a condition that his doctors could not identify. The doctors told me that there was something wrong with my son but they were not able to pinpoint what exactly it was. They did, however, tell us that this condition was going to affect him his whole life. He wasn’t able
How I dealt with and overcame the news of my son’s lifelong health condition. Read More »
Many of us can probably recall at least one or two stories our parents, grandparents, or even a friend told us that we either retell to others or tell ourselves when we need a laugh or something to carry us through hard times. That is because that silly story your grandparent or friend told you
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Kyle started off as a coder but got bored and uninterested in it, so he decided to become what many aspire to be, a manager. After about 10 years as a manager, he got bored and uninterested in being a manager. At that time his company had an opportunity to help open up a branch
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I have struggled with mental health my whole life. My mental health challenges effected my academics. The first time it became apparent that I was suffering metal health challenges was in elementary school where each year I would have the same feedback. “He is very smart but lazy” is what his teachers would write. High
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Kirt’s father was diagnosed with schizophrenia before he and his twin brother wereborn. His mother delivered both of them about two months early because his father triedto hurt her when she was pregnant. He hoped that she would have to deliver and givehim some money. There was a scare that his mother would not be
A fathers mental health diagnosis and how it affects
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John. A young boy living in Texas. Came out to his parents at a young age. His parents didn’t accept it and thought he was going through a phase, and this was something he would get over.
Vikas, a storyteller on Rcoz.us was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in March 2021 during the COVID pandemic. He was worried for his life however he overcame it when learning from his doctor that the prognosis was good. The process he followed to feel supported was the need to share this information with his family and
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