Victorious – a Column by Brad Dell

October 13, 2020October 9, 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

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 15, 2020September 15, 2020

Have Our Backs and Push Against Ableism With Us

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

In 2013, miles above the Pacific, flight attendants and passengers stared silently as a man yelled — literally yelled — at me for coughing too much. In meltdown mode, ... Read more

September 1, 2020August 27, 2020

Interventional Treatment for My Social Sickness

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

Life is hard, ain’t it? Sometimes all you need is a long cry session over hibachi in Toronto. And so that’s exactly what I had with fellow Cystic Fibrosis ... Read more

August 18, 2020August 10, 2020

How to Gain Weight: 7 Less Traditional Methods

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

“I wish I had that problem!” If you’re pancreatic insufficient, you know what that dreaded joke is in response to. Gaining weight ain’t easy when your pancreas doesn’t function ... Read more

July 14, 2020July 9, 2020

How I Failed to Cheat Death

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

When feeling hurt or sad, I find my escape in rereading the books of my youth. They divert my mind from my woes and remind me that at least ... Read more

June 30, 2020June 26, 2020

I’m an Adrenaline Addict, but It’s Time to Minimize Risks

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

Many people think I’m reckless … and I guess I really kind of am. I blame a doctor for that. Years ago, I had a showdown with yet another ... Read more

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

Finding Fate in the Fallout

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In my last column, I described how nearly dying made me a better person. That might imply that I flipped a brain switch to become a more rad version ... Read more

May 26, 2020May 21, 2020

How Dying Taught Me to Live

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

His little ribs rose, then fell, then rose, then fell, then stayed still. The spark left his green, curious eyes — I swear it wasn’t a trick of the ... Read more

May 12, 2020May 8, 2020

Stuck Between Nostalgia and Reality

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

“I love the smell of napalm in the morning,” said Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore. He proceeded to describe bombing a hill, and how the resulting carnage “smelled like victory.” ... Read more