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Addison's Disease: A Short Story
I have a problem that I assume to be Addison’s Disease. You know, that one that our 35th president, John F. Kennedy had? About one month ago I started to notice that I am very tired and have a great deal of nausea. Within this past month, I have lost nearly 34lbs of fat around my stomach, legs, arms, and face. I’ve also noticed that my foundation is now to light for my skin tone now, which is odd because I haven't been outside in
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