Hi my name is racheal, I have got diebies, lymphoma and arthritis.

They all affect me in so many ways, diebies I have been on the board line for some time now, I know my size doesn't help me.

My lymphoma is in my feet, legs and my stomach, its built up of fluid, it does affect a lot of things I do, people do stare and take the mickey out of me which it does hurt.

Arthritis, I have got it in my lower back since the age of 21, I have now got it in my hips, knees and my arms, can't believe how much pain I am in constantly, but I just learnt to block the pain out.

Some people to take a mickey and that includes family members to which is the hardest thing that can happen.

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Justin Nye - 2nd Year Law Undergraduate student studying LLB Honours in Law with Criminology 🎓⚖️

As due to the significant amount of rejection I have personally experienced, I will discuss about my life, so far. For example, I had to redo my GCSEs in college and managed to pass them, aswell as my A level equivalent qualifications, which I managed to achieve the top grades in them! My number 1 goal has always been to study law. Thanks to all of my determination, perseverance, and hard work, I was able to get enrolled onto law degree at University of Brighton, which I successfully completed my integrated foundation course at Brighton University with all the required prerequisites were satisfied and was enrolled onto a law degree, as the integrated foundation year course provided me with everything I needed to progress onto a law degree and I felt so prepared and…

Who am i, and my story

Im Phil, at the age of 12 i was diagnosed with a condition called hcu, or Homocystinuria, in english its a folic acid deficiency, it effects my legs and balence, it all came out after i had a fall at school, i ended up in hospital and after many tests, it came out, i was so ill i could of died, but they pumped me full of drugs,

At school they just thought i was stupid, not knowing that something really was wrong,

Well now im 51, i showed them, i passed my gcse's, went to college, passed my driving test first time, im a sketch and watercolour artist, i have a book following my artist journey from 2020, available from amazon,

This just shows you to never give up,

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