Personally, I have been denied medical services by health insurance in the past because they did not believe I had gall bladder issues at 19 years old. There was just no way I needed to have it removed, they said. I continued to have digestive issues, but luckily, I have since been safe from gall bladder attacks. I do also know what it's like to have intense back pain, and I have had a similar surgery to this young kid.
Read MoreLet’s be real, I eat at work where I am not supposed to, and throw out profanity to the public if I feel like the person I’m talking to won’t go running to tattle on me. So why is it, that I have such a hard time breaking out of this documentation style that has absolutely no bearing on what I write at 39 years old, post-uni, and on my own goddamn website?!
Read MoreMaybe it’s naive to think that way. Maybe it’s one way I’m actually optimistic. If it’s the latter, this nihilist will accept that.
Read MoreFor the past four months, it has been physically demanding to the point that I thoroughly enjoy my work duties. I go home feeling accomplished and the right amount of tired. I have felt the happiest that I ever remember as an adult. I have purpose. The work I do helps people in the simplest of ways—feeding themselves and their families with minimal effort on their part.
I have cried twice at my new job.
Read MoreEvery 25 days, I threaten to take a sharp knife to my abdomen in order to remove my uterus. It’s never done me any good, and it never will. What is the point in keeping it? Last night I had the thought, why stop there?
Read MoreIt snowed last night in Michigan. It’s June 17th, almost summer. We got about two inches.
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