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It took me 10 years of doctors’ appointments and a misdiagnosis of IBS before discovering I had Crohn’s disease

Getty Images When I started experiencing fatigue, bleeding, and stomach pain, doctors mistakenly said it was IBS. I...

Doctors misdiagnosed me for 13 years. My neurologist finally found what I had and brought me back to life.

Courtesy of Lindsay Karp For 13 years, I tried to get a diagnosis for my symptoms of fatigue and...

I was married to a ‘wife guy’ for 10 years. He cheated on me, so I ended it.

Courtesy of Rebecca Tidy I was in a relationship with a "wife guy" for 14 years, and married to...

I’ve had breast cancer twice. Here’s the advice I’d give someone like Katie Couric who’s just gotten their own diagnosis.

I never thought I would be a breast-cancer patient . I don't carry the breast-cancer genes, I work...

In high school, I ghosted my boyfriend. After 17 years, we reconnected and have been together ever since.

"Cyndi is now friends with Chris. " The single line stopped my mindless Facebook scrolling. High-school classmates reconnecting...

I married my high-school sweetheart. This is what we’ve learned over 18 years together about keeping our relationship strong.

I met my husband when we were both 16, and we married at 20, a fact that in hindsight...

I almost passed out getting my mammogram. Here’s what saved me the following year.

choja/Getty Images During my mammogram two years ago I almost passed out from discomfort.   I'm not one to...

We went viral for being single moms cohousing together. Things fell apart, and these are lessons I’ve learned from breaking up a cohousing community.

I was able to become a post-divorce homeowner through cohousing. Another single mom and I purchased a four-unit...

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