When the Conditions Start With S: Scars, Silence, and the Struggles That Stay
This is the letter of sharpness—of chronic, sensory, and social pain. It is not soft. But it is sacred.“S” is where shame meets sickness.
It’s where people whisper their conditions or go years without naming them at all.
Here, we bring those wounds into light—without making them prove themselves.
This is where grief meets truth.
And both are allowed to stay.
"See It. Name It. Stand Against It."
Grief and Schizophrenia: When Reality Breaks from the Inside Out
Schizophrenia isn’t just stigma—it’s fear, isolation, and watching a loved one fade into something unrecognizable. The grief is for what’s real, what’s shared, and what’s slipping away.
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Grief and Scoliosis: When the Spine Twists and the World Tilts With It
Scoliosis doesn’t just curve the body—it bends how you see yourself. The grief is for posture, pain, surgeries, and every “stand up straight” that felt like shame.
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Grief and Sickle Cell Disease: When Blood Carries Pain Instead of Life
This condition isn’t invisible when you live it. Crises. ER visits. Racial bias. Pain so deep it alters your sense of time. The grief? It's lifelong—and too often ignored.
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Grief and Seizure Disorders: When Safety Becomes a Question Mark
Seizures mean unpredictability. Fear. Embarrassment. Recovery. The grief isn’t just in the body—it’s in the isolation that follows every collapse.
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Grief and Stomach Ulcers: When the Body Eats Itself from Stress
It’s not just indigestion. It’s grief carved into the lining of your body—by fear, cortisol, and years of tension swallowed whole.
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Grief and Shingles: When the Pain Comes Back Years Later—Meaner
Shingles is old pain reignited. A burning, stabbing reminder of a virus you thought you’d buried. The grief is in knowing *what’s dormant isn’t always dead.*
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