Health
Pickles Taught Me the Art of Self-Preservation
I was not suspended in a timeless brine like my pickles. I was not a stoic javelin of cellulose waiting to strike a bored palette. My answers would not be in rigidity, in control.
Uncovering the Secrets of My Chromosomes Through Genetic Testing
I couldn’t fight off the sense that there is a certain absurdity to getting tested for a disease for which there is currently no cure.
The Two Sides of American Health Care
This dichotomy in American health care is well-known to patients with chronic illness.
Conversations with Friends with Endometriosis
All my life, I had looked for answers in books, and I was no different when it came to endometriosis.
Medical Care Needs More Space for Patient Narratives
I want medicine to meet me where I am, not where it wants me to be.
A Family History of Fear
I got a D in math and my sister got cancer. These aren’t causalities, only things that happened one right after the other.
Learning to Live in a Body That Fights Itself
I have spent most of my life hating the fact of having a body. It makes sense that my body would eventually start to hate me back.
In the US Health Care System, You’re Not a Patient. You’re a Consumer
On some level I know the system is designed to break me down, but I feel guilty because I am good at letting it.
We’re the Last Good Girls Alive
Who will remember a girl’s pain when the evidence disappears?
Covid-19, Memory, and Remembering My Grandma
Can I trust the sparse memories in my long-Covid brain? If I don’t record this, will my Frankenstein-ed memories escape, just like Grandma’s did?