Walking On Water — Shalana Jordan

The slow, steady beep of my heart monitor echoed like a ticking clock. Sometimes the noise seemed to move farther away, while at other times, it seemed right next to my ear. Every 30…

Employment: Dare I say it’s a necessary evil? American culture is very career-focused. Everything costs money, which most people earn by working. And with the cost of living creeping higher each year, many are…

What constitutes a rare disease? In the U.S., the Orphan Drug Act defines a rare disease as any disease affecting fewer then 200,000 people. The National Organization for Rare Diseases (NORD) reports…

Thrombocytopenia, liver failure and hematoma, hysterectomy, end-stage renal disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, uncontrolled hypertension, chemotherapy-like side effects, muscle atrophy, post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic fatigue, edema, May-Thurner syndrome, nerve damage, and anemia. That’s a “quick” list…

Last in a series. Read parts one and two.  A bead of sweat rolls down my forehead and over my brow. Flinging the bedsheets away gives me a blast of crisp cool…