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Brooke Vittimberga
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Most of the hardest parts of my chronic illness have been struggling to access care. That’s what crushes me. It doesn’t have to be like this. In 2017, the online
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With new interns starting, I’m remembering the intern on when I was intubated. I was making an awful sound. She told me to STOP MAKING THAT NOISE so she could
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Hey #medtwitter - can we be honest that masks do make breathing more laborious + can be uncomfortable? I’ve struggled with them for 5 years. It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t
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5 years ago today I went to a 7th doctor for severe fatigue, lightheadedness, body pain & bruising. At 12 PM a CBC was ordered. The lab was a block
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For years I’ve been pressured to find silver linings. Recovering from serious illness is in my opinion not a victory. The grief that came from learning to walk while my
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We aren’t talking enough about what surviving the ICU looks like. It is not a victory. When I woke up in the ICU I was 19 years old. I was
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