14 Posts

Teens & Young Adults

Personal stories curated for teens and young adults. Personal life experiences from my youth, and the lessons I learned. Tips on living your best life, despite chronic illness or disability.

Chronic Illness Sheryl Chan

The Road to Recovery is the Longest of Them All

The Road to Recovery After My Near-Death Experience with Pulmonary Embolism & DVTs As you may know, one of the deadly autoimmune diseases that I live with is Antiphospholipid Syndrome. It tends to hum along in the background most days, but when it strikes, it aims for the kill. That
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Chronic Illness Sheryl Chan

A Page From a Sick Girl's Diary: Sometimes I Wish I was an Old Person

Celebrating Getting Older... But Not in the Good Way Recently I turned 30 and I was glad, but not for the reasons you might imagine. I felt relieved; relieved to leave the decade associated with boundless energy. I was questioned a lot especially in my early youth, “why aren’t
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