Masks
By John, June 25, 2020 — Before this pandemic, I used to get 2 or 3 colds every winter. So, a year before the pandemic I said, “You know what? I’m going to try using these masks.” So I went … Continued
By Eleanor Kazdan, February 11, 2021 — I had given up on mammograms seven years ago. At that time, one medical test led to a myriad of incidental findings, which in turn led to a year of at least ten … Continued
By Liz Abrams, February 11, 2021 — I just remember South Street when they had the festival and they had the tables and chairs in the middle of South Street, and they closed South Street down during the summer. I … Continued
By Michael McGuigan, December 3, 2020 — I talked to an old friend last night that I haven’t talked to since 1986. It was great except he is having worse health problems than me. He is trying to survive cancer. His wife’s [relative] … Continued
By Martha Milliken, November 12, 2020 — When I was younger, I was always looking for attention. I was a little underweight and found out it was my thyroid (it was overactive). I had surgery — a subtotal thyroidectomy, and that … Continued
By Joan Bunting, January 16, 2020 — There was a law made several years ago that those who walk their dogs and hired dog walkers must pick up their dogs’ waste matter. Even little green or blue bags were provided … Continued
By Aparecida de Souza, December 5, 2019 — It was Carnival, March 11, 1983. I went on a trip with my younger daughter. Our first stop was to be in Macin, AL. It was past lunchtime when we arrived at … Continued
By Joan Bunting, November 21, 2019 — When I was twelve years of age, I was attacked with appendicitis. Within two months after the operation, I developed an infection. Before I started having pain that night, my siblings and I … Continued
By Eleanor Kazdan, May 7, 2020 — In mid-March, twelve days after returning from Mexico, my husband developed symptoms of COVID-19 and although I immediately distanced from him, slept in a separate room, I developed symptoms three days later and we … Continued
By Daniel Adams, August 8, 2019 — It’s my first day. I didn’t know what to expect. I could write about my stroke. Five years ago I had just returned from Indonesia. When I’d gotten back, I’d had the flu … Continued