Is any of the following familiar? If any of these exasperating experiences are familiar, in this series, I offer empathy and tips to navigate an unhealthy medical system. In part 1, I discuss diagnosis hurdles and empowering, experience-based propellors to clarity. In upcoming posts, I’ll focus on easing health insurer and medical bill uncertainties, as …
Tag: Speak up
For Jane
Sometimes, what you don’t have the courage to say haunts you. My vocal cowardice creeks and wakes me. I’ve woken to a nagging, uninvited guest, but I knew the outline of its misshapen face. My passive silence etched its ugly features, which, although air, somehow revealed the solid form of my own weakness. Perhaps, my …
For My Parents
At the close of 2021 and in early 2022, a morbid motif flickered before me, but I wanted to ignore its ragged fragments. Eight colleagues or friends lost a parent from various causes. Two, from different families, died the same day. As this sorrowful theme was unfolding, my friend and I went on a walk. …
Confidants and Candor: Sharing Regrets for the Good
Have you wished a friend would have confided her regret, so you could have skirted the same shame? Or, have you wished for courage and humility to share your bad decision with one you suspected would parrot your pain? This post is dedicated to my admirable friends who set aside their pride, so their past …
For John
I met unforgettable “John” on a recent walk. Thankfully, when we met, I was on the phone with a good friend, who overheard the bizarre, insightful exchange. A few moments before, my friend and I were describing amusing caricatures of our love lives, and we joked whether moving is necessary for a fresh dating pool. …