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I fell off my bicycle right in the middle of a city street last Sunday. My pedals locked up, which was caused by a combination of operator error (I started to downshift too late going up a steep hill) and … Continue reading
Category Archives: Health
The Department of Justice recently announced its intention to resume executions. I am appalled by this decision, and this is why. In 1986, my 70-year-old mother was asleep in her own bed when a teenaged neighbor broke into her home, … Continue reading
Although I’ve always said I plan to live forever (or die trying), I’m slowly accepting that I’m not immortal. That makes me think about how I’d like to die. Here’s my dream death: Live a long time, longer than the … Continue reading
My mother developed glaucoma in her early 40s (discovered when my brother sat on her glasses, necessitating an eye exam) and, because it was discovered early, the worst that accrued to her was daily eyedrops–in fact, her eyesight improved somewhat. … Continue reading
NOTE: I’ll resume my Greek island explorations next Saturday. Stay tuned for Naxos, home of Dionysos and Ariadne! Meanwhile, I’ll be undergoing a second hip procedure that may or may not help me pull on my hiking boots and hit … Continue reading
“I don’t understand why they just can’t accept it and get on with their lives.” There are so many interpretations of this statement. Is it about divorce, a breakup, losing a job or money, being unable to make peace with … Continue reading
I remember the Big Three of Childhood Diseases because I had all of them. I am of that vintage where I was young enough to be vaccinated against smallpox and polio (for which I am abundantly grateful, let me tell … Continue reading
So last week Trump claimed that noise causes cancer. We all know this is silly on many fronts, but my writer brain sort of kicked into gear and so I wanted to share how I pursue ideas, even silly ones. … Continue reading
I remember a time when there was no question about vaccination. It was a modern miracle, a triumph of science over disease. I grew up reading Paul de Kruif’s Microbe Hunters, thrilling to the discoveries first of microbes, then of the … Continue reading
November 17 is International Women’s Self Defense Day, a project put in place by the clothing company fodada. Along with ten others involved in ESD Global — the international empowerment self defense program where I trained last summer — I … Continue reading