English Tal como se relató a Erica Rimlinger “Estoy bien. Lo que pasa es que no comí suficiente cuando desayuné”, le dije al personal médico en la sala de emergencias. Me estaba preparando para salir del hospital. Mis colegas, expliqué, estaban siendo demasiado cautelosos cuando pidieron una ambulancia para mí. Les dijeron a los paramédicos… Read More No estaba cansada. Tenía insuficiencia cardiaca.

Español As told to Erica Rimlinger “I’m fine. I just didn’t eat enough breakfast,” I told the medical staff in the emergency room. I was gearing up to walk out of the hospital. My co-workers, I explained, were being overly cautious by ordering the ambulance for me. They told the EMTs I passed out, fell… Read More I Wasn’t Tired. I Was in Heart Failure.

July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. As told to Shannon Shelton Miller Four years ago, my husband found me lying in a fetal position on our bedroom floor, hysterical and in tears. I was having one of the worst depressive episodes I’d experienced in years. After struggling for more than… Read More I Live with Bipolar Disorder, but I Don’t Let It Define Who I Am