I’m in my early 20s. Why do I have breast cancer?          I don’t have a family history of the disease. For young patients like me, it’s hard to wrap our minds around the randomness of it all.    April 2024
    Migraine shame is real. My pain is not ‘just’ a headache.       My migraine attacks are chronic and cause me debilitating pain. Why am I so embarrassed to tell people about them?    May 2024
   At 102, my grandfather's memory is fading. Coffee keeps us connected.      On my last visit to Taiwan, I planned our time together around his coffee breaks, when he was the most alert.    May 2024
   I’m fat. Here’s why I’m not taking a weight loss drug      For people like me, who have struggled for years with accepting our large bodies, the worship of the new GLP-1 weight loss drugs has been disheartening.    Aug 2024
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