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What do emergency rooms, going bald, back pain, diarrhea, and cancer have in common? They are the source of great stories. You’ll find them here.
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Sick Leave? Over My Dead Body!
Sick Leave? Over My Dead Body!
An overachiever’s journey away from the workforce
Lara da Rocha
Aug 24, 2021
A Few Things I Learned From My Hearing Loss
A Few Things I Learned From My Hearing Loss
Coming to terms with your disability, like all things, takes practice.
Guido Pellegrini
Jun 30, 2021
The Mystery of the Ghost Finger: My Journey Through Autoimmunity
The Mystery of the Ghost Finger: My Journey Through Autoimmunity
Despite abundant evidence of the presence of the disease, autoimmune conditions are apparently difficult to diagnose.
Mandy Rae
Aug 2, 2021
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The Choir Accident
The Choir Accident
A Number 2 for my Number 1 Friend
Lara da Rocha
May 19, 2022
Two Years of COVID, Two Years of Cancer
Two Years of COVID, Two Years of Cancer
A rant about things I can’t change
Lara da Rocha
May 18, 2022
I think I’m dying
I think I’m dying
This poem/ramble was written on the 30th of April 2022, from the hospital, requiring 6l of oxygen to breathe. Spoiler alert: I didn’t die…
Lara da Rocha
May 13, 2022
Getting to Grips with Chemo, Through List-making
Getting to Grips with Chemo, Through List-making
I have stage IV lung cancer. Even though chemo is the classical cancer treatment everyone knows about, I managed to avoid it for over a…
Lara da Rocha
Nov 3, 2021
Appendices and Other Afterthoughts
Appendices and Other Afterthoughts
Who knew such a little thing could be such a big pain?
Keri Anderson
Aug 26, 2021
A Letter from your Friend with Chronic Illness
A Letter from your Friend with Chronic Illness
Or WTF is FND, Anyhow?
Keri Anderson
Jul 31, 2021
Eve-of-battle Speech by the Great Leader of My Cancer Cells
Eve-of-battle Speech by the Great Leader of My Cancer Cells
The unseen and unheard side of the War on Cancer
Lara da Rocha
Jul 26, 2021
Gratitude Letter to Medicine
Gratitude Letter to Medicine
I wrote this poem during a one-week stay at the hospital in November 2020.
Lara da Rocha
Jul 26, 2021
Excuse Me? I Can’t Possibly Have Cancer
Excuse Me? I Can’t Possibly Have Cancer
(I absolutely do, though)
Lara da Rocha
Jul 26, 2021
Submission Guidelines for Innards
Submission Guidelines for Innards
If you want to write about the weird things your body does, read on
Lara da Rocha
Jul 26, 2021
Female Genital Mutilation: A Poem
Female Genital Mutilation: A Poem
This poem is dedicated to every girl who had this horrible experience and to those who don’t know FGM exists
Rakshita Upadhyay
Jun 26, 2021
Bad Back
Bad Back
A poem
Caro Kocel
Jun 21, 2020
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