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August 5

Seungmin -

They finally figured it out. My mom won't stop talking about the fact that she was "right all along" and how the doctors took nearly a year to get their heads out of their asses and try to help me. I guess it wasn't the stress that was making me sick after all. Apparently I have an auto-immune condition. Basically my immune system is constantly attacking itself. They don't know exactly what it is yet, but they said it's similar to Lupus in that it's affecting my skin and kidneys a lot. They've got me on a handful of pills every morning and every night -- vitamins, mostly, since my body is kind of stupid and isn't too keen on the nutrients I already give it.

They said we're lucky to have caught it while I'm so young because it means I have an exponentially higher chance of living a long and healthy life, even though I'll likely never be able to stop taking handfuls of pills. Whatever it takes, I'm glad to be able to stay with you.

Love, Hyunjin

published dec 8

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