Physical Health

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The Day I Realized Looks Aren’t Everything

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It wasn't until I faced the operating table that I realized the one thing I treasured the most was a functioning, healthy body.
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Why I Run on Hills

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Our running group has been training for a marathon over the last few months. As part of our training, our coach designated hills training on a weekly basis. Hill runs are tough. So why do we do it?
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What I’ve Gained From Memory Loss

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The very poor memory of the fish, Dory, in the Pixar blockbuster Finding Nemo, may make her character cute and loveable to most. On my bad days, however, she is my celebrity doppelganger.
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I Was Blind, But Now I See

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It was six years ago that I lost the vision in my left eye. Today, after much struggle, I can finally see God’s purpose in it.
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The Story of My Eating Disorder

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There are quite a few obstacles I've had to overcome in my 23 years of life so far. But each obstacle has only made me stronger. One obstacle in particular was something I never thought I would get through.
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3 Ways Discomfort Discomforted Me

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Not again. I was at my wit’s end. A good two and a half weeks had passed since I had finished my second course of antibiotics, but as I gazed at the ceiling that night—awake, alert, and anxious—it felt as though I was back to square one.
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What if I Can’t Accept My Suffering?

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For years, I had struggled with health issues. Plagued by auto-immune problems, anxiety, and OCD, I had to accept physical limitations and challenges with schoolwork, but I could not make peace with the mental disruption and chaos in my life.
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An Accident Nearly Took My Life But Grace Saved Me

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On 20 August 2011, eight days after my 26th birthday, I was nearly killed in a car accident. That Saturday morning, I was driving around the outskirts of my hometown, Ipoh, Malaysia, with a colleague.
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Getting Cancer in My 20s

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The most difficult decision I’ve had to make was in late 2014, when I found out I had stage four breast cancer. It all started when I felt a lump and the doctor recommended that I undergo some pathology tests.