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Too sick to function, not sick enough to be taken seriously: the reality of being a chronically ill young person in Jersey

By Gemma Jones I REMEMBER the first time I sought help for troubling symptoms at age 12: fatigue, nausea, pain, and a general feeling of being “off”. I expected advice, some tests, maybe a prescription. Instead, I was told I was “too young” to be sick, that I was just “stressed” with school, and that […]

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