A 3:30 a.m. flare-up turns into an unexpected lesson in empathy, pain management, and the strange parallels between real-life recovery and surviving the Wasteland. Sometimes even nurses need a refresher in giving a damn.
Category: Healthcare issues
Shoulder to Shoulder With Mortality
Getting older means realizing death is no longer something that happens to “other people.” After surgery and reflection, I find myself thinking about mortality, regret, and the strange comfort of finally being honest about what hurts — and what doesn’t.
Escape to the Wasteland
Escaping into Fallout feels safer than reality these days. Between anti-science nonsense, political buffoonery, and déjà vu pandemics, the wasteland offers a strange kind of refuge
Parenting never ends…
A promise to care for a pet is often a parable for responsibility—but when it comes to pregnancy, parenting, and politics, that lesson gets ignored. From Utah’s baby obsession to vaccine rollbacks in Florida, we’re living in a culture that’s pro-birth, not pro-child.