Only a portion of my intestinal tract was working.

I have seen doctors, in good faith, leave patients on steroids for years, thinking they are doing right. A friend of mine was on steroids for so long, she has severe osteoporosis.

The one thing I have wanted to stay away from is the steroids. When I had an attack two years ago in my home state of Mississippi, they put me on steroids, thinking they were doing the right thing, and I had a violent reaction.

In 1962 I was diagnosed with this incurable disease.

It's a longstanding tradition to have the children's portion of activities in the afternoon.

Adolescence is when girls experience social pressure to put aside their authentic selves and to display only a small portion of their gifts.