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I started getting sick when I was 17. Ten years later, I’ve got a diagnosis and a life — but not the one I thought I’d have.
By Julie Bien
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I started getting sick when I was 17. Ten years later, I’ve got a diagnosis and a life — but not the one I thought I’d have.