Online Communities Matter. Especially for the Chronically Ill | Opinion Nitika Chopra
, founder, Chronicon On 3/1/21 at 7:30 AM EST
Millions of Americans feel like they re hiding in plain sight. They don t have to.
Growing up, I didn t understand the full meaning of the adage, Don t judge a book by its cover until I was diagnosed at 10-years-old with psoriasis, an autoimmune disease.
To most people, I looked like a vibrant kid with a big smile and a bright personality. But within a year, 98 percent of my body was covered with six scaly patches that itched like chicken pox and would leave me constantly bleeding or flaking.