Like when youre hosting a dinner party or attending a big social gathering?

In that moment, my heart ached for Stacey.

I too have a chronic illness, which for far too long, I also hid under my clothes.

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Its Amazing How Its All Connected.

And in my case, covering my vasculitis with clothes directly contributed to permanent blood vessel and nerve damage.

Meaning I wasnt merely hiding my illness, I was making it irreparably worse.

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Of course, I didnt know that at the time.

Meaning much about autoimmune diseases remains a mystery, and even my treatments are basically just trial and error.

I was simply covering up my flaws as the beauty industry was constantly telling me to do.

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(Of those characters, the majority of were male and white.)

In childrens television, its even worse.

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