“Her face looks a little purple out on the ice. Should you…
Brittany Foster
Brittany Foster lives in Cranston, Rhode Island, and has a passion for teaching, writing, and advocating. She was a special educator for four years before working at BioNews in 2017. She was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension at birth, 1991, due to a congenital heart defect. Brittany writes openly about how chronic illness and rare disease impacts her daily life and mental health. She wants people to know that there is still a high quality of life possible for those with medical conditions despite all the inevitable challenges, treatments, and procedures. On good days, you can find Brittany playing street hockey with her nephew or listening to country songs while driving to the beach.
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Articles by Brittany Foster
Think back to when you were a child in the school yard. There was…
“How is your anxiety?” a doctor asked me in the ER. The sarcastic side…
“I just hate it so much.” This is what I said through tears as…
Celebrating the Fourth of July looks a lot like wearing red-white-and-blue bathing suits, sipping drinks with…
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” ― Mahatma Gandhi What is…
“The scale can only give you a numerical reflection of your relationship with gravity.
There is an inner dialogue that often goes on in the mind of someone…
The five stages of grief were first proposed by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross in her…
I found out that I was infertile at the age of 20. According to the…
It’s inevitable. The stares from strangers will happen. It isn’t every day that someone sees…
Warmer weather is upon us. It is an exciting time of year with graduations, weddings, and children finishing…