Author: Kate Colbert

“At least you have your health.” It’s the kind of thing that grandmothers say. And it’s something that no one has ever said to me. Because those who know me well know I’ve been dealt a less-than-ideal hand of cards when it comes to my health: crooked eyes and chronic joint pain since birth, ovarian cancer at 20, a stroke at 33 (that still impacts my speech in ways I have to hide), a chronic and sometimes debilitating disease called interstitial cystitis (IC), and a mysterious central nervous system problem that causes frequent dizziness, nausea, fainting and crushing head...