Category: Illness

Facing Potentially Terminal Illness

January 17, 2017
Article | Forgiveness | Illness

By T. Johnson “Stop it!” I scream, as he grabs my shirt collar and slams me into my bedroom wall so hard I see stars. It’s the summer of 1984…

What Comes Around Comes Around

December 06, 2016
Illness | Recovery | Starting Over

By Marie S. The date was November 4, 2001. I was sixteen years old going on sixty. My eyes had seen more physical, emotional, and sexual abuse than I wanted…

Herpes Is Forever

November 28, 2016
Illness

By S. Levin I hate Herpes. The name reminds me of something dirty and grimy. Herpes reminds me of crabs, spiders, and locusts. I don’t like anything about it. It’s…

Living With an Ill Spouse

November 28, 2016
Illness | Loss

By Linda Howard What would it feel like if after 40 years of living with your husband, you woke up and realized the person laying next to you in bed…