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.
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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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