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October 6, 2020 Columns by Sandra Ross

The Long, Blurry Days Leading Up to My Diagnosis

I was in a hospital room, dazed and confused. A doctor had sent me there after a chaotic trip to the emergency room. The first nurse to treat me said I had a hemoglobin level of 3.8 deciliters. My resting heart rate was 140 beats per minute, and when I…

September 29, 2020 Columns by Sandra Ross

The Beginning of My Invisible Journey

My long journey began in Virginia in 2001 at 18. I was in college at the time, and two friends and I decided to go on a trip during a three-day weekend in the spring. We stayed at my friend’s house, and I remember very clearly getting a pain in…

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