chronic-illness
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Summer 2024 A life unscathed by emotion, untouched by the ties of human relationships — it sounds tempting at times. What would that be like? To vanish. To let other people’s stories play out without my presence. No more disappointing anyone. No more doctors, no more opinions. Just… gone. I took a much-needed break from
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There are consequences to inaction. Especially when that inaction comes from people in power—people trusted to speak up, make decisions, and care for others in vulnerable positions. In the world of healthcare, silence is not neutral. It can be devastating. My time under the care of the University of Chicago’s medical system taught me that
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