Kaatje Crippled ComedySurviving Five Years of Isolation, and the Great LockdownThe cold and, for me, always painful winter had barely retreated when the first signs of lockdown arrived in downtown Albuquerque. I joked…May 7, 2020May 7, 2020
Kaatje Crippled ComedySo Jean-Luc Brunel, Roman Polanski and Jeffrey Epstein Walk Into a BarI’m just kidding. I never saw Jeffrey Epstein walk into a bar, or in this case, the Parisian Les Bains Douches nightclub, affectionately…Sep 21, 20192Sep 21, 20192
Kaatje Crippled ComedyIt’s a Fentanyl Crisis, Stupid!In 2012, life was great: I proudly wore a white coat with a stethoscope around my neck and finally felt useful to humanity. Two decades…Dec 17, 201818Dec 17, 201818
Kaatje Crippled ComedyWhat it is Like Surviving a Skydiving AccidentI’m lying in the desert near Perris Valley. Apparently I survived a parachute malfunction of the worst kind; 7500 feet between me and…Aug 18, 2018Aug 18, 2018
Kaatje Crippled ComedyTen Ways to Simplify Your Life with a Chronic Disease or DisabilityAlthough written for patients like me, these tips are also useful for the able bodied or anyone struggling with physical or mental health…Aug 10, 20181Aug 10, 20181
Kaatje Crippled ComedyOn Loneliness and DisabilityIt’s Friday evening, May 4th 2018, and I’m facing another weekend in my hospital bed, without any social plans. And I’m so effing lonely…Aug 4, 2018Aug 4, 2018
Kaatje Crippled ComedyOn Being BedboundI’m writing from my hospital bed. It’s been over two and a half years since my Orthopedic physician said: “By the way, that burning…May 7, 20185May 7, 20185