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Chronic Illness and Politics
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mpratt
Many years ago, when I lived near our Nation’s capital, I had emerged from a polling place on Election Day and a busload of foreign journalists piled out of it. They were covering the current Presidential election, a heated race (as many have been and are). A few of the reporters circled around me and…
Our Illness and the Sick
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mpratt
It might be the sick child who lets loose a massive sneeze, uncovered, in a crowded elevator or a physician who is sick him- or herself and still sees patients — one thing that truly irks me is someone who will go out among others when they are contagiously sick. Believe me, there’s no “glory”…
Anger, Illness, and Thermidor
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mpratt
History teaches us many things, but I especially like how it sheds light on how we live and what we feel today. For instance, if you look back at some of the times of great societal upheaval – the American War of Independence, the French Revolution to name two – many began or reached a boiling point…
Chronic Illness: In Advance
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mpratt
The tests I mentioned in an earlier post went very well, and I’m “out the other side” of that particular challenge! And one of the things that helped bring about smooth sailing was what I did in advance of even going out the front door. In my upcoming new book, Don’t Panic!: How to Keep Going…
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