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Aug 21
4 min

Truth and Dare

Tension burns a different fire inside me now. I need to speak the truth for me and for my brother. I survived my childhood; he did not.

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Aug 7
5 min

On Marshmallows and Pandemics

We are all learning a lesson in the value of delaying gratification in this year of COVID. This ability could save all our lives.

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Feb 28
4 min

The Skiing Surgeons

When you think of a surgeon, what comes to mind? A man striding in his white coat, barking imperiously, staff trailing behind? A self-imp...

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Jan 3
4 min

The Phantom, Darth Vader, and Me

Time and time again, the villain winds up being burned. Doug and I grin at each other and hoot, “Just another maladjusted burn victim!"

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Oct 11, 2019
5 min

A Whole New (Burn) World

I spent three days at my own personal Disney Land last week. In truth, I stayed just two miles away from the actual Disney Land, but I ne...

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Sep 20, 2019
3 min

It's Not that Easy Being Burned

I write today wrapped in old clothes I don’t care about, so the bleeding won’t matter. Half of my body shines luminous scarlet, as my ski...

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Apr 27, 2019
3 min

My Burns and the Magical Laser

I am hunkering down at home for a week. I wear sloppy clothes that I don’t mind staining with blood. First I am in pain, then I itch, the...

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Mar 24, 2019
2 min

"Burn Baby Burn!"

I walked alone down the high school hallway, heading toward my locker. I was a new kid, with no friends. I wore an Indian-print wrap-arou...

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Dr. Lise Deguire