"I woke up in the ICU after a 15-hour surgery, expecting to go home in a week. Instead, I spent 130+ days in the hospital, had 17 surgeries..." - Sydney's story navigating the unexplainable.
On August 8, 2023, I had jaw surgery and that was the day everything changed. My surgeon did everything right, but my body didn’t. Within days, my jaw shifted so far over, no one knew why. Braces kept falling off. Arch bars failed. I chipped all my teeth. A shift that should take five years happened to me in months. That was just the start of a nightmare I never woke up from. Since then, I’ve had 23 surgeries, developed 10 chronic illnesses with no cure, and been told ove
Chronically Me
Nov 16, 20252 min read
Real Stories: What Patients Want You to Know.
Living with chronic illness often means carrying truths that go unseen in everyday healthcare. Behind every appointment and every chart...
Chronically Me
Sep 17, 20252 min read
"I had to fight to be taken seriously.." Kathryn's story of dismissal and learning to live with chronic illness.
Even when I was little, I struggled with feeling different. I was born two months early and diagnosed with chronic sinusitis, which...
Chronically Me
Aug 7, 20251 min read
"The things they didn't teach us" The experience of losing who you were and learning to live with who you’ve become
No one really explains how much illness changes your life. One day you’re doing everything you used to, and then slowly, things start...
Chronically Me
Jul 19, 20252 min read
Because You Deserve Better Than “Wait and See”: Meet Inciteful Med
When you or someone you love is facing a health condition, the scariest part is often the not-knowing. Not knowing what the diagnosis...
Chronically Me
Jul 13, 20252 min read