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I wasn’t reckless with life, just sick

Ivy was only 17 when she started developing tiny black spots that would appear all over her body and disappear after applying ointments, only for the spots to reappear soon after.

She spent hours searching on the internet to find what was ailing her. On social media, she asked for solutions and got several recommendations; none of which worked. The more she visited doctors and got more medication, the harder she was convinced that there was something more serious than the diagnosis doctors were giving.

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