Comedian Jen Curran tells the story of how her seemingly normal pregnancy turned into a “really scary situation” overnight. After doctors detected abnormally high levels of protein in her urine and her baby started measuring small, Jen was diagnosed with preeclampsia, a not-too-uncommon condition that’s supposed to “magically” go away after birth. But after her daughter Rose was born, and the high levels of protein were still there, it soon became clear that there was something much more serious going on. 

You can follow Jen Curran on Twitter @jencurran and Instagram @msjencurran. 

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Interested in learning more about Jen? Check out the links below: 

• Check out Jen’s viral Twitter thread about her mystery diagnosis:   https://twitter.com/jencurran/status/1160961368142405632


• Read Jen’s Glamour article on weight stigma in medicine: https://www.glamour.com/story/my-doctor-prescribed-me-weight-loss-i-actually-had-cancer 

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