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4 days ago
5 min

A Tale of Two Siblings

(Note: This piece was originally published in Tiny Buddha, under the title "Beating the Odds: Why I Survived and My Brother Did Not.") My...

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Oct 7, 2020
4 min

Why the Burned Girl Wears Short Sleeves

“I heard some other girls talking about her. They said, ‘Why does she wear short sleeve shirts when she is scarred like that? I felt bad."

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Aug 21, 2020
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, 2020
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, 2020
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, 2020
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