Lessons 3-4 for Patients from Lightening the Shadow

Lesson 3: Trust yourself more than you trust health care professionals. You know your body better than anyone because you’re the one living in it. Lesson 4: Don’t use YouTube or the Internet to learn how to do medical procedures. I hit a nerve and nearly passed out when I gave myself a shot without medical supervision. Three more lessons are coming in the countdown to ​Lightening the Shadow. 
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Darla Nagel is an editor and writing tutor who has an invisible chronic illness. She wants to help other patients and enlighten health care professionals about our experiences. If you’d like to receive quarterly updates from her, sign up by emailing [email protected].