PinnedPenelope ClaireThe Biologic Time Bomb: What No One Tells You About Being a Woman in Your 30sEveryone talks about how difficult the teen years are as a growing, maturing young woman. No one talks about how it’s way worse to be a…Apr 23, 20195Apr 23, 20195
Penelope ClaireMD = Male DoctorAt least a couple times a day a patient mistakes me for a nurse, or physical therapist, or janitor, or whatever else they think a woman…Nov 14, 2021Nov 14, 2021
Penelope ClaireHave you ever watched a thing die?The last thing to visibly concede is the breathing. After the eyes close and the skin becomes sallow, and the pulses diminish, the mouth…Jan 8, 2021Jan 8, 2021
Penelope ClaireHopeI take her hand, warm against my gloved fingers. I try to project my voice through the N95, face shield, and ambient noise of the air…Dec 21, 2020Dec 21, 2020
Penelope ClaireUnpopular Opinion: Dogs are Actually the WorstMy boyfriend wants to get a dog. We’ve been together 5 years, lived together 3 years, and this is the first I’ve heard of him wanting a…May 28, 2020May 28, 2020
Penelope ClaireI’m Ready to Die TodayThose were her first words to me. They weren’t scribbled on the paper, but neatly penned. Deliberately and decidedly. The culmination of a…May 13, 2020May 13, 2020
Penelope ClaireCOVID Chronicles: The WaitI wake up with a start. Usually I’d silence the alarm and snooze for another 30 minutes or so, but these days the steady stream of anxiety…Apr 8, 2020Apr 8, 2020
Penelope ClaireUninsuredJack was one of those patients I dreaded seeing. He had been readmitted to the hospital for the third time, because he was unable to…Nov 21, 2019Nov 21, 2019
