Day: April 3, 2026

We don’t miss the disease. We miss the version of the story where we survived it.

On By NurseferatuIn Companion Essays, Healthcare issues, Notes from the wastelandLeave a comment

We don’t romanticize disease—we romanticize surviving it. And that difference matters more than people want to admit.

Cake, Punch, and Encephalitis

On By NurseferatuIn Chicanery, Covid, Critical thinking, Healthcare issuesLeave a comment

We’ve turned childhood diseases into nostalgia and vaccines into controversy. As a healthcare provider, I’ve seen what these illnesses actually do—and it’s nothing worth celebrating.