A version of this essay was first published by Men’s Journal in 2016. After kissing me for a few minutes, Laura, my ex-girlfriend, pulls her top down and lets me feel and kiss her breasts. I am so excited and nervous I almost enter an apoplectic state. It is a moment of rapid heartbeats and …
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If a doctor drives an Audi and pays $4,000 a month for a big house while a patient can’t afford a single appointment with that doctor because he/she charges $500 and doesn’t accept health insurance, then sorry (I’m not sorry), he/she should have his/her medical license taken away.
“When your own life is threatened, your sense of empathy is blunted by a terrible, selfish hunger for survival.” – Yann Martel (Life of Pi) Lately I’ve been reflecting on the ups and downs of having a chronic illness — in my case, two illnesses, myalgic encephalomyelitis (chronic fatigue syndrome) and Lyme disease. Mostly I’ve …
Now that there is finally some scientific answers coming our way, we might actually have the luxury of not using each other as guinea pigs. But we may also be faced with being separated by the very answers we have sought for such an incredibly long time. And, regardless of its impact on our relationships, we may be more different than we originally thought.