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What the Flare? Ankylosing Spondylitis In Distress.

April 27, 2019 BeingCharis 6 Comments

It’s another week of electrocution.

Today, it’s my left side, zapped by live wire, spasming every time I think it’s OK to stop holding my breath. It’s my sacroiliac joint, screaming.

They say a solar flare is a sudden flash of brightness from the sun. My body is the sun, on fire, flaring bright. Continue reading What the Flare? Ankylosing Spondylitis In Distress. →

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Unstoppable, award-winning advocate since 2013, Charis is a disabled writer, speaker and model living with Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA), Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. They live with three cats in a falling-apart house bought while living in poverty. Click the picture to learn more.

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