Author: Briana Banos
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In Remission
This word, remission, is highly associated with cancer patients. They get to ring a gong and celebrate the absence of their sickness. And after weeks, even months, of being tethered to chemo, hospital beds, and treatment schedules, they are thrust back into the world. Believe it or not, that is petrifying. When all you know…
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From The States
Hello loves! From March to April, we get to see all of our Australian and New Zealand rockstars, but once June hits, we are on to North America! On this stretch of the documentary, we will be seeing more doctors/leaders than advocates (which is exciting!), and I can’t wait to finally meet some of these…
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Maartje’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Maartje Francisco Age: 40 Work: I’m independent working in my salon at home. Date of Withdrawal: 04-01-2014 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Bethamethasone and dermovate and a form of Vaseline. Are you on any other medication? No…
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From Down Under
Hey loves! Because things are getting so busy, itinerary changes flying about and fundraising efforts rising, I have decided to make three more posts about our amazing rock stars who will be gracing the screen. What’s even better is these are not the only voices you will hear! From meet ups to chance encounters, we…
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Lauren’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Lauren Du Pree Age: 33 Work: Actor, vocalist, writer, filmmaker Date of Withdrawal: 11/4/2014, did the Dr. Aron regimen from 2016 – 2019, then stopped that 4/1/2019 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Protopic, Mometasone Furoate, Triamcinalone, Dr.…
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The Parting Glass
As I plan out every detail of this upcoming documentary, I can’t help but reminisce about my first trip around the world. There were moments, since the day I published my old Preventable website, where I could feel failure breathing down my neck. I wasn’t raising enough money. I was heartbroken from a sudden separation…
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Katherine’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Katy Doran Age: 39 Work: 8th grade Language Arts teacher. I did not lose my job, but I did have to take an extended leave after the birth of one of my children due to flaring TSW. Date of…
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Linette’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Linette Roungchun Age: 36 Work: Left job due to withdrawal Date of Withdrawal: December 2, 2018 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Hydrocortisone, triamcinalone, elides, elocon, amongst others Are you on any other medication? No Do you have…
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Prisoner of War
I recently came across a piece of work that spoke about war heroes. Many were men who had been held captive and tortured for long periods of time. One such man was high-ranking naval officer, Jeremiah Denton. His plane went down over northern Vietnam, forcing himself to eject before it crashed. He and his co-pilot…
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Rakhi’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Rakhi Roy Age: 32 Work: Registered Dietitian & Actress (paused acting career due to eczema – this was before I went into TSW several years ago, but I’m back now and booking work) Date of Withdrawal: Stopped steroids on…