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Natalie’s Voice

Sep 18, 2020 | Patient Stories

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October 14, 2024
  • Lima Support Group

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    October 14, 2024  6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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    Lima Library- 650 W. Market Street, Lima, OH 45801
    About the event:

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October 15, 2024
  • Damascus Support Group

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    October 15, 2024  6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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    Pizza Hut, 325 W State St, Salem, OH 44460, USA
    About the event:

    Facilitator: Diana Flemming

    Meeting Location:
    Pizza Hut
    325 W State St
    Salem, OH 44460, USA

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  • Westerville Support Group

    Clock IconDate & Time of Event:
    October 15, 2024  6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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    Virtual Meeting
    About the event:

    Third Tuesday of the Month

    Facilitator: Katie

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October 16, 2024

My name is Natalie, and I have had lupus for about 20 years. Through no genetic correlations, over the years I have developed type 1 insulin resistant diabetes, Hashimoto’s thyroid disease, gastroparesis, nerve damage, fibromyalgia, gallbladder issues, and heart conditions requiring a pacemaker, along with other miscellaneous malfunctions as I like to call them…I am not the average 30-year-old; most do not understand my daily struggles or fears of not being able to wake up one day. It is a hard and lonely path for those with “invisible” illnesses. A cure feels unlikely after all these years and I begin to question how functional I will be in the next 10. We shouldn’t have to feel this way though. We need answers and we need hope to sustain us in our journeys. We need good medical care and insurance that doesn’t require a fight at every step. Not every day will be easy, but every day shouldn’t have to be this hard. On the outside all seems well, but on the inside, I fight every day to appear healthy and get through the day so that I can get through the next.

Calendar

October 14, 2024
  • Lima Support Group

    Clock IconDate & Time of Event:
    October 14, 2024  6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Marker IconEvent Location:
    Lima Library- 650 W. Market Street, Lima, OH 45801
    About the event:

    CLICK HERE FOR FULL EVENT DETAILS

October 15, 2024
  • Damascus Support Group

    Clock IconDate & Time of Event:
    October 15, 2024  6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
    Marker IconEvent Location:
    Pizza Hut, 325 W State St, Salem, OH 44460, USA
    About the event:

    Facilitator: Diana Flemming

    Meeting Location:
    Pizza Hut
    325 W State St
    Salem, OH 44460, USA

    CLICK HERE FOR FULL EVENT DETAILS

  • Westerville Support Group

    Clock IconDate & Time of Event:
    October 15, 2024  6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
    Marker IconEvent Location:
    Virtual Meeting
    About the event:

    Third Tuesday of the Month

    Facilitator: Katie

    CLICK HERE FOR FULL EVENT DETAILS

October 16, 2024

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