Tag Archives: healthcare

Missing Diagnosis

Posted on February 18, 2023 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

What she knew and what was true walked and talked illusions, her doctoring doctors prescribing control over her thoughts. She was hysterical was the tale they’d tell when she’d dare to question, just another woman who thought she knew her … Continue reading →

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Determined Hope

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

To paraphrase the legendary Tina Turner, “What’s hope got to do with it?” Everything. Life experience has taught me that. In some circles, hope is simply optimism, a belief in a positive outcome. My view is a certainty that, if … Continue reading →

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Surviving and Surviving

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

They tried to kill her once —more than once— the ignorant haters who’d forgotten their medical oath, their cruel hearts seeing no value in her identity. It didn’t matter. She’d survived after tossing the odds aside. She’d not provide them … Continue reading →

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The Reality of Lingering Side Effects

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

Let me, at the start, state that I’ve not had Covid-19. Given my health, if I had you wouldn’t be reading this. At the same time, there seems to be a lot of dismissiveness when it comes to the risks … Continue reading →