In keeping with my dive into old LiveJournal posts, I stumbled across one that talked about how, under George W. Bush, the U.S. healthcare system was becoming increasingly politicized. Looking at where we are now, I can’t help but feel like nearly every politician with an "R" after their name has kept that ball rolling. …
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…But apparently I still take the long way down the Yellow Brick Road. I’m taking a little pause from the “Change” series I’ve been working on. Not abandoning it entirely, but shelving it for a few days. Why? Because let’s be honest—those posts were starting to feel less like blog …
Remember, I told you this blog would be a wild ride. Today, I'm veering back into the present—away from the epistles on oversight and regulation I’ve been steeped in lately—to talk about something stranger than fiction: the kinds of conversations you have when you’re a widow. Not long after he passed, I was asked …
Well, you're here today—and so am I. But what’s happened since his death? Oh boy, do I have a yarn for you. Let’s rewind. From about a year before the suicide until January of 2024, I believed I was spiraling because of substance use. It seemed like the obvious culprit—how else could things have …
