Since you were young, a shiv has been pounded between your body and your common sense. The wedge pierced ever deeper: Every time your parents freaked out when your body began to heal itself. Every time a TV commercial made it sound reasonable to expect side effects from ‘cures.’ Every time someone suggested that a fever was worse than a chronic disease. Every time the doctor/priest denied your symptoms. Every time your experience wasn’t seen as being a unique and divine culmination of diet, lifestyle, inheritance, story, emotions, moment, and soul. Every time numbers dictated your options.
so much wisdom here thank you Stella. thank you.