Karen Duffy Quotes

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• I did as much research as I could and I took ownership of this illness, because if you don't take care of your body, where…
• I never expected in a million years that I would have the honor to become an advocate of women's health care and education, and I'd…
• It's been an incredible odyssey to make the journey from a vibrantly healthy person to someone with a chronic illness.
• I still when I wake up hit the ground running; and having an illness, I'm only one of hundreds of thousands of people that live…
• Happiness is the best cosmetic.
• I just had that conversation this morning with my doctor. I just got back from the hospital a half-hour ago, and nothing will make me…
• In a way, I have simplified my life by setting priorities.
• I don't have feeling in my feet to my fingertips; I also have active lesions in my bone marrow and in my eyes.
• A lot of people asked me if it was frustrating not having a clear specific diagnosis, but I didn't mind, I just chose the most…
• Everyone who has sarcoidosis is affected differently.
• I try to manage my time to conserve energy.
• My family has been amazing, and they understand how blessed I am. They've been able to keep my sense of humor.
• I am enormously honored to be one of the spokesmen of the New Age Womens Health Campaign, so you'll be seeing me in public service…
• In the beginning, when I first found out I had a disease that was incurable, emotionally I had to get used to the idea of…
• The lesion is in the area of my brain that is responsible for motor function, so I have continual chronic pain in my left arm…
• Concealing an illness is like keeping a beach ball under water.
• I am a bit of a Cheap Pete, but I do spend a fortune on books and false moustaches and practical jokes.
• My Mt. Rushmore of hero worship would include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Marcus Aurelius, Frank Sinatra and Barry White.
• It is a mistake to do nothing just because you think you can only do a little.
• You become a parent when you have a baby, no matter how you get there.

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