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Our Speak Up page is a place for you to speak your mind and share your thoughts! Every few weeks, we'll post a new topic that you can share your thoughts about.

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Do you have an illness such as asthma or diabetes? If so, have you had successes that you'd like to share?

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  • jahmyra from Louisiana says:
    I love this web site, it helps me get in shape and eat healthy.
  • Chelsea says:
    I have asthma and psoriasis and eczema, I used to constantly get picked on for it. Until I finally stood up and said the eczema is curable, but unfortunately for the people who picked on me, theirs is . . .   (see full comment)
  • Anonymous says:
    Yes! I get pimples bad!
  • Anonymous says:
    I have a (one year old) little brother in a kidney transplant and my 2 year old brother who is a handful and it puts too much weight on my shoulders and gives me depression. I can’t tell my mom anythi . . .   (see full comment)
  • Susannah from Michigan says:
    I think people with asthma are stronger and braver than other people.

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Do you have a disability that makes it hard for you to play sports, learn, or do other things? If so, have you had successes that you'd like to share?

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  • Anonymous says:
    Yes! I get pimples badly!
  • Elena from Rhode Island says:
    I have asthma so when I get to tired I can start wheezing or if I get a cold or a sickness it takes me longer than most people to recover.
  • Alexis from Tennessee says:
    Yes, I have one but it has not stopped me from doing things it just slows me down at times. So I think you should try to play sports and stuff it can help you meet all kinds of people with the same th . . .   (see full comment)
  • bella from Nevada says:
    Everybody has puberty.
  • Katie from Pennsylvania says:
    I have CP, Cerebral Palsy, and it's hard for me to play sports, so I go to a special sports program, in Maryland and I swim the best I can!

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Have you ever felt sick from breathing chemicals, like paint fumes? Do you worry about chemicals in your food?

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  • haLee from Indiana says:
    Why would they be in your food ??????
  • Paige from Ohio says:
    I think that the fumes would be bad for your lungs. Because chemicals can make you light headed, can make you dizzy, can make you pass out. I think that you should stay away from chemical fumes as muc . . .   (see full comment)
  • Anonymous says:
    I actually think that smelling fumes is not good because they can kill you. Don’t smell fumes!
  • Bianca from Florida says:
    Actually I am very sensitive to certain types of smells and one smell/fume that really bothers me is perfume. No matter what type of perfume it always makes me dizzy or achy so my mom tries not to wea . . .   (see full comment)
  • amanda miley chan from South Carolina says:
    I get sick and throw up and when I am on my period. I felt horrible and yucky but then I felt better.

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Content last updated March 18, 2010

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health.

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