Columns

October 27, 2020October 23, 2020

‘It’s Not Me, It’s Me’: Breaking Up With My Body

Columns, Life in the Grey – a Column by Bailey Anne Vincent

“Is this what I’m going to do forever?” I asked my dad. We were waiting outside a lab that hadn’t received the necessary fax to draw my blood, even ... Read more

October 26, 2020October 22, 2020

Which Is More Important: Physical or Mental Health?

Columns, Path Unknown - a Column by Wendy Caroline

When I was in high school, an informational book about cystic fibrosis made its way to me. As I read through it, I found a section on mental health. ... Read more

October 20, 2020October 16, 2020

To the Doctors Who Didn’t Listen

Columns, Life in the Grey – a Column by Bailey Anne Vincent

To the doctors who didn’t listen to me: You were wrong. I remember the time I arrived in the ER six years ago, a place I mostly refuse to ... Read more

October 16, 2020November 2, 2020

True Story: I Got Fired for Being Sick

Columns, Valiant Voice – a Column by Lara Govendo

I remember what it felt like to get fired for being sick: that pit in the middle of my belly that caused my mouth to go dry, my voice ... Read more

October 13, 2020October 14, 2020

If You’ve Lost Hope, Read This

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

I should’ve died years ago, but I’m too damn competitive. A doctor said I’d cross my high school graduation stage in a wheelchair, toting supplemental oxygen. “Challenge accepted,” I ... Read more

October 12, 2020October 8, 2020

The ‘5-year Plan’ Is Not for the Chronically Ill

Columns, Path Unknown - a Column by Wendy Caroline

In my last column, I addressed feelings I had about being unable to perform at the same professional caliber as my peers. One of the ways I have mentally ... Read more

October 12, 2020November 5, 2020

Contemplating Our Identity

Columns, Mutations & Conversations - a Column by Tré LaRosa

A pandemic meets a life-changing medication. It sounds like the beginning of a modern love story. Last year, a film came out about two teenagers with CF who fall ... Read more

September 29, 2020September 25, 2020

Restoring Humanity to the Statistics of Illness

Columns, Life in the Grey – a Column by Bailey Anne Vincent

I am having trouble sleeping. Everywhere we look, it feels like the world is on fire (both figuratively and literally). And if it’s not in flames due to human ... Read more

September 29, 2020September 25, 2020

The Necessities of a Funeral

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

I had imagined that everything would move at light speed once I got the call for my lung transplant. Instead, it was a peaceful wait of about 23 hours ... Read more

September 28, 2020September 24, 2020

Time Contracts Near Tragedy

Columns, Mutations & Conversations - a Column by Tré LaRosa

My last column, a letter to my younger self, was written before the pandemic. When the world first began to realize the havoc wreaked by COVID-19, I predicted I ... Read more