I ended my relationship with Dash, my OmniPod insulin pump. I thought he was the one. I’d never felt that way before. Our relationship was the most life changing thing that I had ever experienced. I had high hopes for us. Dash promised a lot and I believed him. Sometimes he delivered, especially at theContinue reading “We Are Breaking Up”
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Obesity and Me
I ordered Oprah’s weight loss gummies off of an Instagram advertisement. According to an interview Oprah gave to Time Magazine, she lost sixty pounds simply by taking the gummies every night. The gummies, called Keto Blast, were filled with apple cider vinegar and sent your body into ketosis while you slept. The gummy burned throughContinue reading “Obesity and Me”
The Annexation of the Uterus, Again
8 May 2022 If a woman’s right to choose is rescinded, as it looks like it will be, then being a girl will mean something else entirely. We might as well tell girls when they are young that they don’t matter as much as boys do. They aren’t equal. They have no say in whatContinue reading “The Annexation of the Uterus, Again”
Why Sleepwalk When You Can Have a Sleep-Panic Attack?
21 March 2022 I’m awake. Or am I? It’s 2 a.m. I’m pretty sure I was having a panic attack in my dream, but now I realize I’m no longer dreaming and the panic attack is very much happening in real time. In my dream I was trying to do the simplest things and IContinue reading “Why Sleepwalk When You Can Have a Sleep-Panic Attack?”
Health Insurance Digger
10 January 2022 It’s no secret that healthcare in the U.S. is a joke. Actually, healthcare isn’t really the best word choice. We ought to call it broke-care. You can get healthcare, but it will cost you. You can be treated or fill prescriptions, but chances are you’ll go bankrupt in the process. How doesContinue reading “Health Insurance Digger”
This Wedgie Runs Deep
24 November 2021 I started writing this in July. Now, it’s November. Actually, there’s only a few days left of November. I couldn’t seem to write the rest of this from the giant hole I found myself in. I felt stuck, or wedged in, perhaps. It was as if I was living smashed inside aContinue reading “This Wedgie Runs Deep”
In the Vein of It
24 July 2021 I sat on the exam table in the “shorts” for the second time. The billowy shorts were made from the same type of material as those lovely blue hospital gowns. When I took off my pants, put on the shorts and looked down, I expected to see three other sets of legsContinue reading “In the Vein of It”
The Prick in the Chef’s Coat
21 June 2021 I found myself hiding behind a parked car in the parking lot at work. I crouched there, hiding from my boss who was walking from one building to another. While squatting behind a random sedan, I started thinking. What was I doing here? It can’t be good if you literally hide fromContinue reading “The Prick in the Chef’s Coat”
The New Normal
20 May 2021 I started this blog post several weeks ago. I’m not sure why it has taken me so long to finish. I’m going to go out on a limb and purpose it has something to do with depression and a lack of will power on my part. Maybe some procrastination too. It alsoContinue reading “The New Normal”
This Robot Life
7 April 2021 Now that I’m part robot I’ve never felt more like, what I can only assume, a regular person feels like. Odd, I know. But I don’t care that it took a tiny device to make me feel functional. After over 30,000 injections, including five a day most recently, I took the plunge.Continue reading “This Robot Life”
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