Surviving Sexual Abuse

My “father” Fred is a child molester. Fred has three children from his previous marriage, and he molested all of them. When his wife found out, she divorced him. Then, keeping his past secret, he married my mother. One day...

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I had my stomach stapled

At 18, Michelle weighed 312 pounds. After many unsuccessful dieting attempts, Michelle took a drastic step to rid herself of her weight problem. Since I was about 10, I’ve been overweight. At that time, I weighed 180 pounds. Although my family...

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A Quick Guide to Eating Disorders

Here’s what you need to know about the most common eating disorders: ANOREXIA NERVOSA Anorexia nervosa is a potentially deadly eating disorder. The sufferer intentionally starves herself, and is unwilling or unable to keep a healthy weight for her size, height, body...

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She Survived Four Organ Transplants

Alyx was born with a disease that could cause her liver to fail. Here is her story: I'm like any teen girl. I'm boy-crazy and totally into fashion, and my favorite thing is hanging out with friends. But I'm not really...

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Living With Leukemia

Until last year, I was a normal girl, just like you. Then I was diagnosed with leukemia, a form of cancer. Battling a deadly disease has taught me tons about courage, determination and...myself. My family and I were vacationing in Cabo...

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Living with Diabetes

The fight of her life: it's easy to fall into the self-pity trap when you feel sick. But that's not what Caroline Rowley, 15, did when she found out she has diabetes. Here's her awe-inspiring story of how she...

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