At 22-years-old record label manager with siren-red dyed hair, I was attacked at knifepoint outside my New York City apartment door by a stranger and bound, blindfolded and brutally raped…
Parents began noticing something was different with us when we were toddlers. By day, we were carefree and inquisitive twin sisters exploring everything around them; but by nightfall, our behavior…
At 13 years old, my life started changing dramatically when anemia set in and I found myself falling asleep while sitting up, as well as becoming dangerously skinny despite eating…
In 2015, I was newly single, living in Atlanta and making plans to take girl trips when an unexpected financial decision changed my life forever. After the Affordable Health Care…
As I neared 30, I began experiencing shortness of breath. Over time, I visited various doctors who all confirmed my lungs as clear. Finally, asthma was confirmed as my condition.…
"Upon first discovering a lump on my bikini line, my instincts told me something wasn't quite right and so I made an appointment at my campus health center as soon…
My childhood self would have found this statement impossible to believe, yet now, at 26 years old, living with HIV seems perfectly normal to me. At eight years old in…
At 13, I first became sexually active. Although emotionally immature for sexual activity at that age, I trusted my boyfriend enough to engage in sexual relations without using condoms as…
My family did not talk much about wearing sunscreen or using it; on the contrary: We soaked ourselves with suntan oil and basked in the sunshine as much as possible!…
Since my decision to donate my brain for scientific study, people often ask why. My response: it all begins with love. My passion lies with supporting 13 women (on both…
