Autoimmune disease, nerve pain, and medication side effects slowly turned my mouth into a source of constant pain — and left me searching for answers I couldn’t afford.
A personal story about disability, repeated surgeries, chronic pain, and finding humor and dignity while navigating a body that keeps demanding repairs.
A personal story about knee pain, confusing MRI reports, choosing surgery later in life, and wanting doctors to explain what our bodies are actually going through.
After decades of painful gout attacks and countless misdiagnoses, I finally found answers, but not without struggle, financial burden, and learning to manage flare-ups one day at a time.
