On this week’s episode of the podcast, Beata talks about being an adoptee with no family health history to rely on, accessible transportation, her work with the NGO Glaucoma Eyes, and getting published in an anthology of adult adoptee stories. She was born in Poland with cataracts, developed glaucoma during childhood, and is now dealing with some autoimmune issues including Hashimoto’s disease.
Facts about Cataract from the National Eye Institute: https://nei.nih.gov/health/cataract/cataract_facts
Facts about Glaucoma from the National Eye Institute: https://nei.nih.gov/health/glaucoma/glaucoma_facts
Information on Hashimoto’s disease from Mayo Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hashimotos-disease/basics/definition/con-20030293
Information on Fibromyalgia from the National Fibromyalgia Association: http://www.fmaware.org/about-fibromyalgia/
Glaucoma Eyes: http://www.glaucoma-eyes.com/
Flip the Script: Adult Adoptee Anthology: http://www.amazon.com/Flip-Script-Adoptee-Anthology-Project/dp/1517686741
Beata’s Blog: https://beatacaroline.wordpress.com/
The Declassified Adoptee: http://www.declassifiedadoptee.com/
