Reframing my hypoparathyroidism diagnosis anniversary

Reframing my hypoparathyroidism diagnosis anniversary

On July 2, my surgical hypoparathyroidism turned 22 years old. It’s wild to think that I’ve had this disease for over half of my life, and that I’ve been sick longer than I’ve been healthy. That one day in 2003 changed everything. As I prepared to write this column, I dug through my old medical records, reminding myself of my story as told in numbers and blood tests and scribbles from doctors who have long since retired. This year, I challenged …