To be clumsy is not to be fragile: it is to know that one is breakable, and to live (speak, interact) knowing this. Read more
chronic-illness
Tattoos, Pain, And Incurable Illness
I wasn’t so focused on the painful bite of the needle anymore, or wondering when the session would end. I started to look forward to the distraction of the hurt. It was a hurt I could opt-into, one I could select. Read more
I Suppressed My Periods To Save My Health
My chronic illness made it impossible for me to have both a menstrual cycle and a life. Read more