APPEARANCES CAN BE DECEIVING
LIKE I CAN'T BREATHE
IN LOVE (AND UNINSURED)
ALWAYS COLD
PALPATED (VIOLATED)
MEDICATED (AND NAUSEATED)
I GOT BURNT SO BADLY WHEN TAKING DOXYCYCLINE THAT MY THUMB NAILS FELL OFF
POKED AND SCOPED
THYROIDECTOMY (AND INCIDENTAL PARATHYROIDECTOMY)
How it felt to be radioactive and quarantined for several days
RADIATED MUTILATED STARVING
SALIVARY GLAND BIOPSY
OVER EXPOSED
LIKE A LAB RAT
REINFORCED
THIS IS HOW MUCH PT I FEEL LIKE I'VE DONE
BLURRY
OH SO DRY
If I wanna use these body parts, I've gotta pay for ‘em — we have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on my healthcare.
ENDLESSLY ON HOLD
Commuting to constant medical appointments
SICK OF WAITING
Mercury Mercury on the Wall
TO ALL THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO WERE UNPROFESSIONAL
I'M PRETTY SURE DOCTORS WOULD'VE TAKEN ME MORE SERIOUSLY IF I WAS A MAN
TOO OLD TOO EARLY
I'VE SHED A LOT OF TEARS
PACIFIED
WALLED OFF
FRAGILE
Virtual Friends
TOO ANXIOUS TO SLEEP
My Crippling Tick Phobia
The Drive to Create can Feel Overpowering
It just feels cruel to disable the arms AND the eyes of a visual artist
As my physical functionality diminished, life became more of a cerebral existence
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAVE AFFECTIONATELY BEEN TOLD THAT I AM LIKE AN ITALIAN SPORTS CAR: HIGH PERFORMANCE, BUT HIGH MAINTENANCE
TIME AND TIME AGAIN
ALTERNATE REALITY
LOSS OF SELF
SENSE OF SELF WORTH
Make it Stop
FADED (BUT STILL HERE)
I WISH I COULD ESCAPE TO ALASKA AND JUST BE A MOUNTAIN GOAT
MY OWN PERSONAL DRILL SERGEANT
"It's Ok You're Ok"
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