Living

Each person's experience of loneliness can be varied and individual-specific. For some, moving to a new area or country might trigger a difficult emotional response and, for others, experiencing a...

"Join the club!" Does this phrase make you laugh or cringe? Do you dress to blend in, and hope no one notices you? Or do you like for everyone's head...

I was told my entire life I wasn't beautiful enough. I was too dark. My skin was too damaged. I wasn't going to be anything other than an extra in...

I had just moved into my latest apartment a few months prior when I noticed a little dark-haired lady waving at me. She said, "Hello, I haven't seen you before."...

My sister called me a little stressed out; my niece had another boil on her chest. She told me she thought she may have hidradenitis suppurativa. My niece has been...

I used to think that being fashionable and having Hidradenitis Suppurativa was unrealistic. Mainly because much of fashion nowadays involves tight and revealing clothing. I've learned throughout the years that...

I personally love anything I can eat that’s quick and easy. Unfortunately, a lot of fast and easy food items are not the best for my HS and might cause...

If you have Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS), I'm sure you've had an embarrassing moment or two in public. I will tell you about the day I had to face every girl's...

In the first part of this series, we explored the challenges and growth opportunities of dating with Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS). Now, let's delve deeper into the importance of nurturing self-love...

For years, it seemed like I had the typical symptoms of hidradenitis suppurativa. I had painful bumps that turned into swollen humps filled with fluid, blood, pus, and the dreaded...

Hello Beautiful people, in this video, I speak about the three different stages of HS. I also speak about The Hurley Staging System. As always, thank you for watching. Please...

Continued from Part 1: My first suggestion is to get a couple of empty spray bottles and make sure they are completely clean (and if previously used, please ensure that...

In this video, Joey speaks about his long-time battle with cigarettes and alcohol. Also, Joey speaks about how HS has helped him with living a sober life...

To this day, I still don't have a specific dermatologist or anyone I go to for HS. I think that’s partly because of the experience of having other doctors not...

I’ve always been an oddball. I didn’t quite fit in with the farm kids when my family moved from a big city of 1.5 million to a town of 300...

As I type this, my hidradenitis suppurativa is going haywire. After a few months of doing great, I now have multiple flares on my stomach, inner thigh, and near my...

Hidradenitis suppativa is a chronic skin disease which causes inflamed lesions sort of like boils on the skin. Many people on the internet will say they have a magic cure...

In the last article, I wrote about fasting and clean eating again. I detailed how I’ve finally committed to putting my stage 3 HS in remission. It has not been...

Editor's note: Please check with your doctor before making any changes to your diet. I recently decided to become committed and disciplined to healing my stage 3 hidradenitis suppurativa. I...

In case you missed it, check out Part 1 of this series! How can we forget that Amazon has everything? I did some searching for a few of my medications...