"Hello fellow spoonies, my name is Laura. I live in the beautiful state of South Dakota. I'm blessed to be married to a pretty incredible guy, and I'm a proud mama bear to two wonderful human beings. I've been sick for the past eleven years, tho I suspect it actually goes back to childhood. I really fought contributing to the Millions Missing Podcast, because while a part deep inside me wants to hear and be heard, this tiny voice in my head told me it really doesn't matter. Through much encouragement, I told that voice to get lost, and so, here I am." - If you want to read up on the illness Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Fibromyalgia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, please visit http://me-pedia.org and https://www.meaction.net - For more info on Ménière's disease, see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9ni%C3%A8re%27s_disease - If you want to read up on Raynaud syndrome, see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raynaud_syndrome - To read more about mold related health issues, see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mold_health_issues#:~:text=Exposure%20to%20mold%20can%20cause,time%20and%20nature%20of%20exposure. - If you would like to help further research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, feel free to check out the following links: https://med.stanford.edu/chronicfatiguesyndrome/donate.html - https://www.omf.ngo/ - https://www.actionforme.org.uk/ - https://the-sleepy-zebra.com/ - Laura has a blog project that you can find at https://the-sleepy-zebra.com/ - We strongly encourage you to share your own story and testimony, of what it is actually like to live with chronic illness; DM us on Twitter @millionspod, email us at [email protected] or find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MillionsMissingPodcast/ - You are NOT alone!