After being sick for so long, I finally have a name for my illness: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, otherwise known as P.O.T.S.
A cardiac condition that's stripped me of my health, weight (causing me to drop to anorexic weight), self confidence, friends, jobs and continuing my education.
My goals are simple: gain weight, be healthier, and get out more. Basically, get my life back!
I'm also hoping to spread some awareness on this little known condition, and to highlight the struggles of the underweight and people with "invisible illnesses."
Health Activist Writer's Month Challenge 2012
Through a fellow POTSy, I found out about the Health Activist Writer's Month Challenge hosted by WEGO Health. Each day there are prompts and I'll be writing a post a day through it for the entire month of April. (I'm starting a little later, but I'll catch up!) Hopefully this will add a new dimension to the POTS community!
If you're interested, you can get the prompts/sign up as well here: Health Activist Writer's Month Challenge.
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