“I would look in the mirror and my eyes wouldn’t focus because it was like my brain wasn’t registering that that was me…I literally saw a stranger in the mirror.”
Today's episode featured Grace Hartman. You can find out more about Grace on Instagram @graceAhartman or contact her through email at [email protected]).
**Producers: **Whit Missildine
Episode Summary: Soon after coming into adolescence, a woman develops flu-like symptoms of an unknown illness that continue to progress until it alters her forever.
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**Content/Trigger Warnings: suicidal ideation, severe illness, **disfiguration, explicit language
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Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper
**Music Bed: **“Re-Entry” – Lee Rosevere
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