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Category: Medication

Nat Couts_We Don't Talk About
06/06/201603/10/20182016, Breakdown, Depression, Family, Medication, Post-natal, Stigma, Stories

I want to talk about post-natal depression

Nat CoutsMelbourne, VictoriaNat experienced post-natal depression after the birth of her first child, Eric. Despite the experience, Nat and her husband Cameron went on to have a second child, Nathan. Nat […]

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 […]

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 […]

07/12/201522/04/20172015, ALS, Archive, Celebrity, Disability, Dying, End-of-life, Medication, MND, Motor Neuron Disease, Stories, Terminal disease

Neale Daniher: Fighting to fund the cure

Neale DaniherCanterbury, Victoria Living with MNDNeale Daniher, AFL great now fighting Motor Neurone Disease (MND), is ready to open up further about the disease and disability. MND is a swift and merciless disease, […]

27/11/201522/04/20172015, Anorexia, Anxiety, Archive, Chronic disease, Depression, Dying, Medication, Stories, Suicide

Surviving anorexia, depression and someone else’s suicide

 Ashleigh Hill-BuxtonCollingwood, VictoriaAshleigh is 25 years old. Petite, pretty and obviously a determined perfectionist, she is already an old soul. She overcame anorexia and completed one year of a degree in […]

26/11/201522/04/20172015, Archive, Cancer, Chronic disease, Crohn's disease, Dying, Medication, Stories, Ulcerative colitis

Living and training with ulcerative colitis

Kane PickenElderslie, New South WalesKane is 35 years old. He is a husband, father, son and athlete. At 31, he was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. Even though he looks healthy, […]

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 […]

09/10/201522/04/20172015, Alzheimer's disease, Archive, Chronic disease, Depression, Disability, Finances, Medication, Neurological disease

The ravages of early onset Alzheimer’s disease

 Jurg KunzleWollstonecraft, New South WalesJurg is 65 years old. Born in Switzerland, he still has a Swiss accent and European mannerisms. He was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in […]

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