Part One of The Layers of a War I don’t remember getting on the bus. I only remember the man who got on after us. He was big in the way that men with guns are big, not just in body, but in the space they take from everyone else in the room. A ski…
In the world we live in, the idea of putting ourselves first is often painted as selfish. We’re taught from an early age to prioritize others—family, friends, work, responsibilities—before even considering our own needs. But when it comes to managing a chronic illness like atopic dermatitis, that mindset can do more harm than good. Chronic…
This is about the new ICD-10 code for TSW (Topical Steroid Withdrawal), and what it does and doesn’t do. It doesn’t hold the truth of a disease. It holds what a system has agreed to let itself see. Here is what that looks like, in practice, on one page of one federal document. Page 158….
