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title: Adjusting and Adapting to My Disease
date: 2022-11-10T20:16:04-05:00
author: OBOS Admin
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/my-story-adjusting-and-adapting-to-my-disease"
section: "Stories & Conversations"
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[Stories & Conversations](/stories-conversations)# Adjusting and Adapting to My Disease

TC talks about living with heart failure and how she has adapted to it.

## Transcript

**OBOS Today**: That's really incredible and talking about your faith and your strength is really amazing. How's your quality of life today? How is this process led you here?   
  
**TC:** I’ve learned to live with the disease that I have. You know, I’m not going to say it's great because it's not great, but I’m not going to say it's bad either, you know.   
  
I’ve just learned to adjust, and adapt. My husband has this saying, he's a retired marine: adjust, adapt, and overcome. And that's what I do. I adjust, adapt, and overcome that obstacle for that day. I’ve just learned to fix my days to where it fits the circumstances as the way my body's reacting.   
  
**OBOS Today:** That's really wonderful to hear. It's not always--the success story is not always that I went through this and it was hard and now I’m perfect. It's about living with disease and having a perspective that's positive. It's really amazing to hear.

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- [ advocating for our heart health](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/advocating-for-your-heart-health)
- [heart disease](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/heart-disease)
- [BIPOC (black, indigenous, and people of color)](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/bipoc-black-indigenous-and-people-of-color)
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## Addressing Endometriosis in Black Women

Why don't Black patients' reports of the pain of endometriosis get taken seriously?

![Chronic pelvic pain often misdiagnosed in Black women, study finds](data:image/png;base64,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)

Why don't Black patients' reports of the pain of endometriosis get taken seriously?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/addressing-endometriosis-in-black-women)

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## Addressing Heart Health in LGBTQ Adults

Why continued research is needed on heart health in LGBTQ adults

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Why continued research is needed on heart health in LGBTQ adults](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/addressing-heart-health-in-lgbtq-adults)

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## The Social Determinants of Health in Breast Cancer Care

A survey of community-based, organizational, and clinical barriers to care demonstrates that life stressors impact treatment and health outcomes, something holistic practitioners have known for a very long time.

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A survey of community-based, organizational, and clinical barriers to care demonstrates that life stressors impact treatment and health outcomes, something holistic practitioners have known for a very long time.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/social-determinants-breast-cancer-care)