Riding the Behcet's Roller Coaster

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By Joanne Zeis, VF Education and Awareness Council, February 2007,  http://www.behcetsdisease.com  jzeis@charter.net

When you're 23, fresh out of college and just starting your first real job, you think that you have your whole wonderful life ahead of you. You have your friends, your boyfriend, a job that you like, your first car, and a cheap apartment with a nice roommate. Life is good, and you think that nothing's going to stand in your way.

The Gift of Vision

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By Dovie Skimore Beckski1001@aol.com

Two years ago, Dovie Skidmore, a then 30-year-old mother of three young children, was diagnosed with diverticulitis, a gastrointestinal infection which is uncommon for people younger than 40. Her doctors were surprised because of her age; Dovie was surprised because she had always been exceptionally healthy.