Author archives: Kaley Zeitouni
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- During my diagnosis, there were days when, while I still didn’t know what was going in my body, and while I still could not sit through class because of my symptoms, I just wanted to be at school. I was blessed that Kadima Hebrew Academy was very understanding and allowed me to come to school durin[...]
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- I was sitting in my living room in Los Angeles last week with my flatmate Charlotte* and our friend Elran*. As they were asking about my blog and Sanguine’s work we got on the topic of illness. Suddenly we realized that all three of us are personally affected by disease. While each of our illness[...]
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- I realize that with this post and my last post we are taking a little detour from my personal story. I want to cover many topics here that speak to all people - patients with different diseases, support systems, and the average healthy person too. In my last blog you read about why I am personally[...]
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- Participating in research is a difficult decision and I believe every person needs to be fully informed when making this decision. Of course every study is different so the same opinion cannot be applied every time you are asked to become a research “subject.” Here is what I keep in mind with each[...]
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- Anyone who has gone through a diagnosis knows that no matter how many people are supporting you, you are utterly, and completely alone. My diagnosis felt like it was never going to end. Ironically, I was craving a diagnosis by the time I actually got one, simply because of the grueling process. I[...]
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- WELCOME TO THE WORLD, WELCOME TO LIFE!
This is how I felt when I was diagnosed with MS at twelve years old. Suddenly I felt like I was alive! Now, make no mistake, I am not entertaining any illusions that having a chronic illness is a fun walk in the park. Because, it is NOT. But my diagnosis c[...]
