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My story, my diagnosis: Tawanda's story

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My story, my diagnosis: Tawanda's story

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Tawanda, a single mother of two, has had the shingles three times. The condition she describes as a "small ball of fire" can be triggers by stress, and this was likely the case for Tawanda. She's now working to get her stress under control.

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