Fumigraphik So, she says, I have a list of things I need you to do, alright? OK, I say, sure. Good, because it’s important, she says. OK, where’s the list? On my iPad, I’ll give you the code. Cool, I say and write the code down. Then she belches and…

RDY Productions It started with an inability to breathe. It was early December of 2013 and after a few days of Mucinex, nothing had changed. I didn’t feel anything in my chest, but I had to elevate my head to breathe at night. Something was definitely wrong. A quick stop…

Lori Semprevio When I got to my big-ten college in 2010, I figured it was the beginning of the rest of my life. After four years working my ass off in high school, I was finally free! I went to my first frat party, had my first drink and pulled…

Aftab Uzzaman In my mid-20s, I consulted an orthopedist when my wrists started to feel warm after typing. He recommended ice packs and ibuprofen. In a thick Brooklyn accent, he asked, “You wanna take a couple days offa work?” The couple days stretched into months, and then years. Though neither…

But Instead Just Gave Me A Really Embarrassing Medical Story — himmelskratzer A lot of people have period horror stories. White pants and an early visit from Aunt Flo. Terrible cramps the day of a job interview. Going home with a guy you really like only to remember at the last second that you have a tampon in. All of these…

JM Yuste When I was four, my mom tells me I enjoyed wrapping my legs in Ace bandages and pretending they were broken. I vaguely remember enjoying the feeling of sitting one out at playtime, laying listlessly on the couch with my legs propped up on a pillow. Twenty-or-so years…

My grandfather is bad and I guess I did not know how bad that meant. Not bad like misbehaving, bad like he doesn’t understand the word Thanksgiving anymore. Not the meaning of it, the sentimental values attached, but the word itself. He also doesn’t know where his coat is or…