Getting Sick
A few days before Christmas my older sister and her two kids came to visit from up north. The night she stayed with me she launched into me after her kids went to bed: “You need to see a doctor! Right away!” I had no idea what she was talking about. If she had said,…
Where Things Started
I’m 45, and I rarely thought about having a serious illness before my liver issues. I’ve known for a long time that something will eventually get me, but I didn’t see anything affecting me in the near future. My father lived to 42, and died of a brain tumor. But that wasn’t genetic. My mom…