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Image by Tom Huynh.https://beingcharis.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1922359_10152233153121092_331099595_n.jpg1922359_10152233153121092_331099595_nCharis walking for Rachel Lewis' Goldmark designs to Imagine Dragons' Radioactive. Sacramento Fashion Week 2014. Photographer unknown.https://beingcharis.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1799887_10152249991951061_1939692201_o.jpg1799887_10152249991951061_1939692201_oCharis walking for Rachel Lewis' Goldmark designs to Imagine Dragons' Radioactive. Sacramento Fashion Week 2014. Photographer unknown.https://beingcharis.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1400764_789140908604_7655685244789694416_o.jpgCharis walking for Rachel Lewis' Goldmark designs to Imagine Dragons' Radioactive. Sacramento Fashion Week 2014. Image by Mehrban Jam.https://beingcharis.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/17176173_10100211913341234_308995298_.jpg17176173_10100211913341234_308995298_My dad, who also had AS.https://beingcharis.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/17229909_10100211918071754_1683370465_o.jpg17229909_10100211918071754_1683370465_oMy dad, who also had AS.https://beingcharis.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dan1.jpgDan & CharisDan Reynolds (L) and Charis Hill (R) in Los Angeles, CA February 23, 20172018-08-22T10:34:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beingcharis.com/2017/02/21/the-dangers-of-funding-medicaid-with-block-grants-a-patients-perspective/https://beingcharis.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/jon-butterworth-191557.jpgjon-butterworth-191557Jon Butterworth image from Unsplashhttps://beingcharis.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/current-status-of-the-medicaid-expansion-decisions-healthreform-kaiser.pngcurrent-status-of-the-medicaid-expansion-decisions-healthreform-kaiserMap from the Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation: 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Pamlico County High School soccer team. Circa 2004https://beingcharis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/190732_504232018304_9305_n.jpg190732_504232018304_9305_nhttps://beingcharis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/screenshot_2016-03-31-15-26-22-2.pngScreenshot_2016-03-31-15-26-22-2https://beingcharis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1930826_513437720004_4450_n.jpg1930826_513437720004_4450_nPicture taken by my mother, Caroline Parham-Ramseyhttps://beingcharis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1930758_513769969174_1523_n.jpg1930758_513769969174_1523_nTaken by my mother, Caroline Parham-Ramsey. Circa 2008. 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