As is common with lengthy hospital stays, I was attached to the bed through my hardworking IV pole. And a built-in bed alarm. Then, on my last couple of days, I was released from the alarm. YAY! I was able to, with IV pole in tow, go the bathroom all by myself.
World Haemochromatosis Awareness Week 1-7th June 2025 Hemochromatosis is a condition where the body absorbs too much iron from food, leading to iron overload. This excess iron can damage organs like the liver, heart, and pancreas, causing serious complications like liver disease, heart problems, and diabetes. Haemochromatosis, aka the Celtic Curse, (Or, as I call it, the Celtic Cunt.) is what’s caused nearly all the medical crap that’s happened to this thing I call my body. Chronic…
I’m not myself. I’m not Michelle Kathleen O’Kane. I’m just a foggy picture of whatever I once was. Now I’m a fading, static instant photograph. Shake it like a Polaroid picture. Words inside my head shake. Letters and punctuation and quotation marks floating around this turbulent area behind the bones of my skull. The universe, inside my head, is a flat Polaroid picture. I’m searching for light to force emulsion. But this empty brain inside…
The content explores the author’s introspective journey, revealing uncertainty about themselves while expressing a vibrant relationship with life and creativity. The author, known as Feisty, shares their transition from writing romance novels to focusing on personal memories. Based in Northern California, they engage in various activities, including writing, dog playing, and knitting.
Every day, exponentially expanding, are my thoughts. I then forget them.