This past year (2020) has been a year of tremendous upheaval and unwelcome change for most of us due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s the second time in my life (first time I was in my 40s) where I’ve responded to stress with anorexic behavior—not consuming enough calories to sustain a healthy weight.
Tag: illness
A Poem About Sister Love by Marcia Mount Shoop
A Poem: Sister Love
This post will
never be complete
it can only house the fragments,
the remains
of days at my sister’s hospital bed
the vortex of medical labels
“critically ill”
“brain aneurism”
the singular attention to
fragile body chemistry
sodium, potassium, blood sugar, magnesium
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Feminism and Religion 