I’ve had some serious questions about my body’s ability to balance itself — my legs’ collective ability to carry me through space — for several months now. I cannot tell you just how long. This is partly because some capacities can fall away from you so gradually that you hardly notice them going at first: […]
Category: Disability
This Was Fairly Trivial: A CEO’s Assassination and it’s Aftermath
Brian Thompson, CEO of health insurance giant UnitedHealthcare, was fired upon by a masked assailant around 6:46 a.m. on December 4, 2024 outside the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel where the company was set to hold an investor meeting. The shooter stepped up behind Thompson with a handgun fitted with a silencer and fired three […]
Self Assertion With a Body Out of Control: Chronic Pain, Transition, and Body Modification
I have been in nonstop pain for the last five years of my life. While pain and frequent illness have been features of my lived experience for as long as I can remember, chronic pain introduced itself first through a TMJ disorder and over the years since has made itself at home in most parts […]