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Social Anxiety by Niicole Sarah_http://niicolesarah.deviantart.com/art/Social-Anxiety-335085680
10/05/201622/04/20172016, Anxiety, Breakdown, Chronic disease, Depression, Employment, Family, Finances, Medication, Panic, Rape, Stigma

Surviving anxiety and panic disorder, sexual abuse and rape

Madison Prahan, VictoriaMadison left home at 16, running from the death of her mother, sexual abuse and a disengaged father. She lives with anxiety and panic disorder, and has had […]

Evelyn Wise, negotiating life post-cancer
01/04/201622/04/20172016, Archive, Cancer, Employment, Family, Friends, Medication, Medication side effects, Post-treatment, Stories

Navigating life post-cancer

 Evelyn WiseRhodes, New South WalesTen years ago, Evelyn (now 62) was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. She survived the cancer, but lives with the effects of […]

01/02/201622/04/20172016, Archive, Chronic disease, Employment, Family, Finances, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurological disease, Stories

Juggling MS, family and work: Priorities and possibilities

 Mike WelshWest Footscray, VictoriaMike is a digital banking guru at ANZ Bank. English-born, he migrated to Australia with his partner, Kate, twelve years ago. They married in 2009 and have two […]

Bek Paroz for We Don't Talk About
21/01/201622/04/20172016, Archive, Chronic disease, Depression, Disability, Discrimination, Employment, Family, Lupus, Medication, Medication side effects, Rheumatoid arthritis, Stories, Suicide

Working through the pain: A life with Rheumatoid arthritis

Becky ParozRedland City, QueenslandBecky is 41. She grew up in a dysfunctional family environment, exposed to alcohol-fuelled violence from an early age. At 18, when she was already living away […]

07/01/201622/04/20172016, Archive, Chronic disease, Employment, Family, Finances, Medication, Medication side effects, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Stories

Getting on with it: A mother and business woman living with MS

Rachael HendryToongabbie, New South WalesRachael was diagnosed with MS in July 2014 at the age of 33. She works full time, and also runs her own side business. She is […]

19/11/201522/04/20172015, ALS, Archive, Depression, Dying, Employment, Medication, MND, Motor Neuron Disease, Neurological disease, Stories, Terminal disease

Living with MND on the other side of the world

 Frank LyonsRozelle, New South WalesFrank is almost 63. He was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease (MND, or known outside of Australia as ALS) a year ago. Born in Scotland, he […]

15/11/201522/04/20172015, Archive, Chronic disease, Employment, Medication, Neurological disease, Parkinson's disease, Stories

Coming to terms with Parkinson’s disease

 Rob MillerBurwood, New South WalesRob was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2010, when he was 49. He is now 54 and adapting to life with the disease. He has been […]

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