Christmas Angels Among Us
When I was four years old, an angel left me my very own Christmas tree. I lay on a soft twin bed, tucked in the corner of a wood-paneled...
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Dr. Lise Deguire
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Your Accidental Activist
Somehow, I have become an activist. This was never my intent. All I ever planned was to write my memoir. I did not intend to be a public...
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A Dose of Compassion, Doctor's Orders
I have been a patient and a doctor, on both sides of the bed. I have sat with injured people, processing their trauma. I have also been...
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Hey Hollywood – Scars Don’t Make You Evil
At the end of a weary work week, I sprawled on the couch ready to watch a movie. I wanted to be entertained by someone else’s problems...
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A Tough Fall
(Part 5 in the series Choosing More Surgery) I spoke to a psychic two weeks before my recent operations. The psychic is a friend, an...
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Somewhere Over My Rainbow(s)
(Part 4 in the series Choosing More Surgery) I have always loved “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” I identify with Dorothy in The Wizard of...
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Why Me? Why Not Me?
(This is Part 3 in the series "Choosing More Surgery." See here for Part 1 and here for Part 2) “How are you doing today?” asked my...
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I Hate Walter: Choosing more surgery (Part II)
(For Part I of this series, click here) “You need to make friends with it,” advised my surgeon. She smiled at me, her long straight...
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Choosing More Surgery (Option 2)
“Your test results were negative.” This call was welcome news from my doctor, but also surprising. I had seen Dr. Jones (not his real...
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5 Things to Say to a Scarred Person (and 1 Thing Not to Say)
A year ago, I sat eating lunch with my new friend, Betsy. We met when our kids performed in high school theater together. We both...
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A Tale of Two Siblings
(Note: This post was republished with permission from tinybuddha.com. You can find the original post here: https://tinybuddha.com/blog/be...
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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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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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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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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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,...
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"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...
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