Usa Germany people liking life Usa Germany

Lessons From My 'Freshman Year' of Chronic Illness

Reading now: 501
themighty.com

In September 2020, three weeks after arriving in Leipzig, Germany, I seated myself at my new desk in my new apartment in my new city in a new country, and I was practically given a new identity over a video call with an American geneticist.

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, she confirmed, after I had flexed all of my joints for her over camera, listed off all of my misplaced organs, and described to her my agonizing back pain.

I never in my life thought I would one day identify as “disabled.” In fact, some of you are likely reading this and thinking, “Disabled?

Read more on themighty.com
The website mental.guide is an aggregator of articles from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the article if you find it unreliable.

Related articles

DMCA