Life in the Grey: a Column by Bailey Anne Vincent

September 10, 2019September 5, 2019

I Don’t Identify with the Word Disabled

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I’m going to say something many people won’t like: I struggle with the word “disability.” In the eyes of society, I am technically “disabled,” but that doesn’t stop me ... Read more

September 3, 2019August 28, 2019

I’m Learning to Celebrate the Imperfect Milestones

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There are a lot of things I haven’t done. Things the internet says I should. I’ve never announced a pregnancy to overjoyed family members. Instead, I was a junior ... Read more

August 26, 2019October 23, 2019

I’m Failing the System and the System Is Failing Me

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“There’s no other way to paint it. I’m in pain. That’s my life. And no one can help me.” That was what I texted my husband after the third ... Read more

August 20, 2019October 2, 2019

I’m Worried Sick About My Family

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At night I lie awake and I worry about you. I worry if you’ll drive home safely that night. If the ache in your chest is really a ticking ... Read more

August 13, 2019August 8, 2019

Choosing Scars, One Tattoo at a Time

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My tattoos hold more stories than my scars. In a way, my tattoos are my scars — they’re just the ones I chose. After almost every major medical hurdle, ... Read more

August 6, 2019September 18, 2019

Healthcare Could Use the Kinesthetic Empathy of Dance

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I share a lot online. I share medical ups and downs whenever possible. I share the audiogram roller coaster of going Deaf. I share the ebb and flow of ... Read more

July 30, 2019July 25, 2019

Do You Feel What I Feel?

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I am going to explain what it’s like being in this body. But before you read this, you need to know it’s not because I have a “woe is ... Read more

July 23, 2019July 18, 2019

Chronic Bullying Is the Worst Sickness of All

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It sucks being sick. This is a fact. But, contrary to popular belief, being sick doesn’t make you a better person. This is also a fact. I can be ... Read more

July 16, 2019August 28, 2019

An Open Apology to the Guy Who Married the Sick Girl

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This is an apology you don’t know I’m writing. The first thing I texted you today was “Nope.” It was in reply to what you texted me at 9:07 ... Read more

July 9, 2019August 12, 2019

Medicine Is Splitting Me into Pieces

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

I am not a whole and complete person. All you have to do is look at my medical chart to know that this is a fact. I have a ... Read more