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Sign indicating availability of Narcan from room 310 in case of overdose

This overdose was different

She clearly didn’t know that this overdose was different. This time, he was dead. In ...
Scottish Humanities symposium June 2023

Scottish Humanities symposium June 2023

Wednesday June 14 2023 in Aberdeen. Welcome back to in-person meetings! Though the meeting will ...
Re-remembering first times

Re-remembering first times

More notes after the operation on my right eye (26 March 2010), whose cataract was ...
Heart attack (with birds)

Heart attack (with birds)

So beautiful ... Oh!  The lovebirds are eating ... But a heart attack is gruesome, ...
Medication as a protective shield

Medication as a protective shield

I began collecting the used packets on the second anniversary of my transplant, as a ...
Words as a surgeon's tool

Words as a surgeon’s tool

When a patient comes in with a fatal head bleed, that first conversation with a ...
Nise: The Heart of Madness

Nise: The Heart of Madness

Nise: The Heart of Madness (Portuguese- Nise: O Coração da Loucura)  Commentary Nise da Silveira was ...
Cardiomegaly

Cardiomegaly

You have a big heart, said Dr Broadbent, turning a compliment into a fatal condition ...
Wit

Wit

Wit (2001) - "And death shall be no more, death, thou shalt die" Commentary Where ...
The eye chart

The eye chart

I scowl towards his voice. He says the map marks how far vision goes. If ...
On (partial) blindness

On (partial) blindness

When I consider how to represent my sixth of working light, my words collide with ...
Seeing in a different light

Seeing in a different light

When I Consider How My Light Is Spent When I consider how my light is ...