You Don’t Need to Pretend Everything is OK

Telling the truth is sometimes the best medicine

Jake O'Callaghan

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Photo by Zoltan Tasi on Unsplash

The teacher’s face was blurry. “I really need to go to the nurse, I said. I don’t feel so…”

I slumped forward then fell to the ground. I regained consciousness while getting wheeled off to the nurse's office.

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Jake O'Callaghan

I try to add color to the world. Full-time freelance writer/solopreneur. Have the autoimmune conditions IBD, RA, and IC. I win the battle against pain every day