Category: Empathy

• December 15, 2022

  When the highlight of your week is getting shots.

  That tiny amount of physical contact, even though it’s accompanied by a sharp object being forced into my body, makes me feel connected to another person.
• October 20, 2022

  It’s a good day when someone acknowledges my struggles.

  

  While it was brief, somewhat in passing, and part of a much longer and substantial conversation, recently someone acknowledged that I had more physical and mental health challenges than most people. Furthermore, he acknowledged that I’d been working on doing the best I could with them for many years. It’s not like I’m looking for…