I had been working for my current employer for five years, happily paying for my portion of my insurance costs while lucky enough to not need more than a yearly exam, when I became suddenly ill. Out of nowhere I was diagnosed with an unpredictable chronic illness that I had done nothing to cause. AboutContinue reading >>
Gentle with her
Maggie was my yoga teacher the summer I was sickest. Young and healthy, kind without being showy about it, she is a memorable character from that time of trying to hold together what was falling apart. I’d already stopped running because illness had made me too frail. The constant pain and pressure in my intestinesContinue reading >>
A woman who likes to eat
The latest dust-up in this distressing election cycle has been Donald Trump’s fat shaming of a former Miss Universe, Alicia Machado. His comments and attitude are disgusting and demeaning: even if you argue that the “job” of a beauty queen is to stay beautiful, there is no evidence she has ever been anything but. TrumpContinue reading >>
The truth about IBD: A post for World IBD Day
Crohn’s is caused by all your stress, right? What do you eat that makes you so sick? Are you resting/eating right/doing yoga/overhauling your life? Because if you were you wouldn’t be sick. When you are first diagnosed with a chronic illness – or with any illness, really – you deal with a lot of questionsContinue reading >>
By your holy cross you have redeemed the world
What follows is a version of the remarks I gave today on a Good Friday walk for high school students, reflecting on the Stations of the Cross. It’s really an honor to be with you today, and especially an honor to be here at this parish. I moved to this neighborhood about a year agoContinue reading >>
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