‘You have some blood markers for lupus,’ the professor said, ‘and you have some symptoms for lupus, but I don’t feel comfortable diagnosing you with lupus.’ I groaned internally. I was sitting in the specialist’s office, hoping to finally have some answers for the medical circus that lived in my body. I had been living […]
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Childless-By-Forced-Choice
Childless-not-by-choice. Childless-by-circumstance. Childfree. There are many terms used to describe those who do not have children. It can be hard to know where one fits in the no-kids community, let alone society in general. A childless friend once told me I am childless-by-circumstance because of my medical condition. They said it was a unique circumstance […]