Like all good mothers, mine has nurtured and protected me since birth. But it's been in adulthood that I have needed her most.

Not too long ago a friend asked me if I felt as if I had “gotten back to my old self after being sick.”

"You have just heard some news that seems to have crumpled the life that you had written for yourself and thrown it into the bin."

Sometimes you leave the doctor's office feeling like you forgot to ask those important questions. Here are 3 tips to get the most out of it!

About a year or two after my heart transplant, I was diagnosed with type two diabetes caused by one of my medications called Prednisone.

Being teased for a difference that already limits you is just mean, but we all know that kids can be cruel.

"I have faced some pretty difficult obstacles and hardships on my path so far, but I know that I’ve always had help along the way."

When the doctor told my mother they had a heart for me, I was overwhelmed with emotions...

Nicole shares her experience of looking for answers and what it was like just wanting a diagnosis.

When you go to the doctor’s office, you are a patient – that’s your story.

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