I have asthma. When you learn this about me, what assumptions do you make? That I am fragile? Weak? That my parents and doctors failed me somehow? That I don’t (or didn’t) take good care of myself? That I can’t (or won’t) do the things healthy people do? That it can’t really be that bad, … Continue reading The Asthma Adversary
Category: Mental Health
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A dear friend and mentor provided me with this quote just today, noting that it dates back to 1949, well before blogging was a thing: Red Smith was asked if turning out a daily column wasn’t quite a chore. …"Why, no," dead-panned Red. “You simply sit down at the typewriter, open your veins, and bleed.” The … Continue reading Pet Therapy