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On Not Being a Pre-existing Condition
Hey everyone! Congrats on making it through another week of quarantine.
For a little inspiration, check out Bailey’s latest column. She writes about the empowerment that comes with having a pre-existing condition like CF. Whereas society tends to view people in rare disease communities as weak, Bailey flips this concept on its heels.
This passage in particular sticks out to me:
“Here is what my pre-existing condition has made me fight through physically already: The removal of my appendix, gallbladder, large intestine, colon, uterus, and more; hemorrhaging lungs, bleeding colons, and sinus excavations; two G-tube surgeries, two J-tube surgeries, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, intensive care units, pacers and pyloroplasties, fundoplications and infections … and on and on and on.
Would you want to go up against that?”
Hope you all enjoy this one.
Do you have any takeaways from this column? Do you agree that having cystic fibrosis can be a source of empowerment?
Have a safe and relaxing weekend everyone!
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