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My invisible disability

Terry Kimani

In late 2015, while 7 months pregnant, I was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis (MG). 

I like to call it an “invisible disease” because although it is utterly debilitating, no one can see it when they look at you. My first symptom was a droopy eyelid.  

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