Despite my initial trepidation about staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic, sheltering with my husband and my adult children has been a relatively stress-free experience. My prescient first reaction—“I can’t
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I was misdiagnosed for quite a few years with symptoms of unbalance, being clumsy, lots of fatigue, and some dizziness. I
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Recently I had my driveway repaved and had the flagstones of my front walk redone with decorative pebbles. I had
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I’m 24 years old, and when I came into FA I weighed 333 pounds and was miserable. I could hardly
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After months of battling with my parents, trying to “case manage” their health and welfare needs, Adult Protective Services had
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For my whole life I lived in the fairy tale that if only I were thin, my life would be
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I was reminded that I am a food addict recently when my daughter was leaving for a five-hour driving trip.
The term, “Keep it simple,” mocked me as I felt the sizzle of heartburn announce that my latest concoction of
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At my book group meeting, a friend who is not in FA described what she calls my “weight-loss program” as
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