It doesn’t snow much here in my home state of Alabama. It’ll just get cold enough to shock the system…
Kristin Entler
Kristin Entler was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at 6 months old, and first came out as LGBT+ several years after her diabetes diagnosis at 12 years old. She currently serves as poetry editor for NELLE, as access coordinator for Open Mouth Literary Center, and lives with her service-dog, Azzie, whose name is short for the Greek god of medicine. Entler can be found on most social media platforms @findmycure.
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Articles by Kristin Entler
“Do people with cystic fibrosis really call themselves ‘CFers’?” a friend once asked. “Some do, some don’t.” I…
Every time I tune into the local or national news, I see another story claiming that…
With the new year looming around the corner, and my school semester crawling to a close, I want…
This week, the university I both attend and teach at returns from Thanksgiving break, and I’m coming to terms with…
I don’t remember why I said what I said to the little girl I had just met on the playground.
While the world could be more accommodating to people with disabilities, I’ll admit I feel guilty that I’m allowed…
“Do all my friends hate me? Or do I just need to get some sleep?” Stand-up comedian John Mulaney’s punchline…
Through the sliding glass doors and down the stairs of the medical plaza, the midday news played — muted, but…
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced two years ago it had approved Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor) for some cystic…