It feels like the people who care about you are just far enough away and you have become untethered from the world.
Tag Archives: Health
Saying something with nothing
When I was young I had a different maxim. Fast, stupid, ignoring any future cost, physical and mental.
life, death, and choices
I was addicted. I almost died. I remember.
There are days in your life that, on reflection, are a crossroads…
Disability and Privilege
I have been thinking about it, and though I live with daily, unrelenting pain, I am still in a position of privilege. I know that sounds weird, considering the breadth of health problems I live with. On extra bad days, I try to remind myself of my luck. You see, most people with disabilities inContinue reading “Disability and Privilege”
The Time Left
I almost died. Maybe not ‘almost‘, but I could see the sun setting on the horizon. I had a trans ischemic attack, a kind of mini-stroke. I may have also had a heart attack. Whatever it was, it was painful and scary. It wasn’t a surprise I guess. I am guilty of some hard livingContinue reading “The Time Left”