Helpful Suggestions or Harsh Judgement? Living with Rare Disease
While I truly believe that people are well-intentioned, their opinions and comments often miss the mark when it comes to what we experience living with dystonia, or any other chronic…
While I truly believe that people are well-intentioned, their opinions and comments often miss the mark when it comes to what we experience living with dystonia, or any other chronic…
Living with a chronic health condition that dramatically alters one’s life can be very confusing, scary, and lonely. I lived in this mental misery for years when I developed dystonia,…
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In the summer of 2001, my neck muscles began to involuntarily contract, causing my head to pull to the right. I had no idea what was wrong. My doctors were…
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Living with dystonia is sometimes reminiscent of the plight of Sisyphus, a king from Greek mythology. Sisyphus was king of Ephyra who was punished for chronic deceitfulness and condemned…
When my dystonia was severe, my neck was turned and locked towards my right shoulder. Most people would look and not say anything. Then there were some who looked and…