De Morbo Sacro
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The adventures of a non-medical doctor "of something" with refractory epilepsy.
De Morbo Sacro
2d ago
My husband and I have been putting real effort into transforming our apartment into a space that reflects where we are in our life rather than where we were when we moved in. Last March, we had no choice but to make design and other decisions based first and foremost on my accessibility and health ..read more
De Morbo Sacro
1w ago
I don’t have much to say about the solar eclipse because it’s the first time I’ve experienced anything like it. I had a reaction I didn’t quite anticipate. Though I don’t live in the path of totality and wasn’t dedicated enough to travel to see it in its full glory, it was truly a sight ..read more
De Morbo Sacro
1w ago
I used to think that pigeons were kind of adorable. My husband and I had a funny-only-to-us habit of calling them by name (always the moniker “Signor Piccione”). Not understanding how you could possibly have a beef against what’s basically a dove, I reacted with in-my-head derision when people complained about them. A symbol of ..read more
De Morbo Sacro
2w ago
It’s been another week full of highs. For reasons of expediency, I’ll limit myself to documenting just one of them today. Rest assured, though, that you can expect more gloating in future entries. I’m currently in the lobby of my building sipping a coffee and breaking up my afternoon with a welcome change of scenery ..read more
De Morbo Sacro
3w ago
I had one of those productive-but-frustrating appointments on Thursday morning, the kind that leaves me bristling with resentment in the moment but settled into a better, more balanced place a mere thirty minutes or so later. As I won’t stop internet (and real-life) shouting in recent weeks, I’m in the middle of a huge developmental ..read more
De Morbo Sacro
1M ago
For the good part of a year, I found it hard to believe that I was home. Funny, then, that I’m going to celebrate the end of that year by sleeping in a bed not my own. The difference, of course, is that for the first time in what feels like forever, a night away ..read more
De Morbo Sacro
1M ago
Now that I’ve started taking showers in the shower rather than supine in bed and am thus able to wash my hair the old-fashioned way, I’ve become, for perhaps the first time in my life, open to the possibility that expensive shampoo, conditioner, and styling goops might make a difference. To clarify, I in no ..read more
De Morbo Sacro
1M ago
I’ve been awaiting this day for months with a curious mix of over-the-top excitement and nervous anticipation, proud and pumped but not wanting to jinx myself. Exactly a year ago, I was discharged from the hospital. That’s right: today marks a year since I’ve been an inpatient. A year without an admission. A year without ..read more
De Morbo Sacro
1M ago
I’m not sure my husband is particularly happy about the consequences that my latest accomplishment (and, in some ways, the greatest one besides the obvious stuff such as, you know, surviving) will have on his ability to enjoy the night without getting soaked in second-hand water. Yesterday evening, I showered in our shower for the ..read more
De Morbo Sacro
1M ago
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a medical issue I was experiencing. (I password protected the post because I wanted to err on the side of caution re disclosure of specific health-related information. If you want to access it, shoot me a message.) At the time, a full resolution seemed imminent, and I was ..read more