Why I Write About Chronic Illness

Nisha Kumar Kulkarni
7 min readOct 5, 2020

In honor of Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day on October 7th, it’s my responsibility to use my voice to raise awareness, understanding, and empathy for this condition that changed my life overnight.

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This coming Wednesday is Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) Awareness Day. Before 2017, I had never heard of TN, forget considering the possibility of being diagnosed with it. But the day of my TN onset instantly…

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Nisha Kumar Kulkarni

freelance writer & editor | writing coach | chronic illness advocate