TSW, caretaking, and the grief of being a burden I think one of the hardest things about Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW) I’ve had to grapple with, and still do – almost daily – aside from the pain, burning, itching, sleeplessness and even shame is knowing and seeing what it does to the people you love…
When I was four years old, I almost died of starvation in former Yugoslavia. I remember what it feels like. And I don’t mean that as an idea, but as a physical, very real truth. Hunger wasn’t just a word for me. It was pain and suffering, waiting and not knowing if I’d survive, and…
War followed me into every chapter of my life – from Sarajevo to the suburbs of Chicago From the beginning of my journey, I always wondered why I had decided to embark on such a tumultuous path. I wondered what the purpose was – if there even was a purpose. What I have discovered is…
