Health
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by Rachel Roberts Sept. 6, 2019 Your body killed your pancreas. Well, at least the part of it that provides insulin beta-cells. Whether because of its dysfunction or because your other organs received mixed signals and mistakenly attacked it, now the important cells are gone. Your body went about its kill-job, and now you now…
Big Ticket Drug: The Cost of Staying Alive
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I wanted to experience the health benefits of a vegan diet. Here’s why it didn’t work for me. By Ella Ruth Hill
My Attempt at Veganism
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Despite hashtags and marches, some sexual assault survivors still feel silenced. By Andrea Johnson
Left in the Shadows
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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.2″] The days following my suicide attempt By Rachael Krasnesky Nov. 26, 2018 [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.2″] “Okay, I need you to lift up your breasts for me,” the nurse said to me while she gently searched my shaking, naked body for contraband. Then she took my picture, which I would get to…
My Second Chance
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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.2″] How deleting my Instagram account helped reduce my anxiety By Emma Foster Nov. 18, 2016 [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.2″] As I sat with my American mission team and the Cambodian translators who traveled from village to village with us, I wrestled my phone out of my backpack. A moment like this was…
Instant Relief
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“I realized we have completely failed a generation,” Scott said. “This isn’t the ‘Just Say No’ generation.”
‘We Have Completely Failed a Generation’
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Eventually, I want to learn how to apply makeup and start signing emails as Lucy, not Lucas. I still feel uncomfortable in my own skin, and I am still preoccupied with my weight. But now I’m starting to build the courage I need to present myself on my own terms. I can’t completely divorce my…
A Weight Off My Shoulders
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The toxicology report took about two months. He had what the coroner determined was normal levels of THC, Xanax and cocaine. What killed him was fentanyl – an opioid pain medication that can be up to 100 times more powerful than morphine, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Avalanche
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Twelve years ago, Michael Burks found out he was carrying HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
The Thing With HIV