Well. What a year 2020 is turning out to be. Who could've guessed we'd be simultaneously facing a global pandemic and one of the largest civil rights movements in our history? I suppose it was just a matter of time. And it's about time. So here we are. The wounds of healthcare, the workforce, and …
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I'm almost embarrassed to admit that the past 23 days (and counting) of COVID-19 isolation haven't been wildly different than most days for me. On a typical pandemic-less day, isolation is not foreign. I conserve my energy. I avoid crowds. I am mindful of the things around me that can make me and keep me …
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It's cold out. The sky: gray. The air: crisp. The leaves: moribund. Don't get me wrong. I love fall just as much as any other basic white girl. In fact, I'm sipping on a spiced latte as I type this. See? But I get anxious as autumn rolls around--not because of the ten months of …
Kind of. Some of you, especially those following me on Facebook and Instagram, may have noticed a shift in It's Only A Bruise content over the past couple months. My plan was to wait to formally draw attention to it, but something happened today that made me want to do it sooner. More on that in a …
Happy August! We're in the homestretch of summer, and I hope you're all staying cool and keeping your symptoms at bay! This post is embarrassingly long overdue, but I'm excited and honored to announce that I've been nominated in four different categories (Best in Show: BLOG, Best in Show: INSTAGRAM, Best Kept Secret, and Patient Leader Hero) …
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