For the past 69 days, I’ve been sharing a countdown in coordination with a count up of days. The countdown is for the first surgery that is planned for this … Continue reading A Chronic Pause
Author: M Slighte
M Slighte received her first medical recommendation four days before being discharged without notice by her urologist, who had been prescribing fentanyl and Percocet to her for over seven years. The resulting trial into opioid withdrawals changed her life.
“A Rose by Any Other Name…”
In early June 2010, upon the occasion of me changing the nickname I was publicly using from “Marti” to “Maggie,” the words my mother commented on the Facebook post were, … Continue reading “A Rose by Any Other Name…”
“Thanks for Saving My Life”
When we were both in our middle-ages, my brother and I found ourselves living together again. We were eating lunch when Jason casually said to me, “Thanks for saving my … Continue reading “Thanks for Saving My Life”
Zebra Hope
Does your doctor listen to you?
Seasonal Boobs
When the call came, I jokingly repeated, “I told them to do the ultrasound while I was there, but they didn’t listen.”
Primal Scream
It was a snowy, sunny day, The day Athena died The power went out The moment I walked back in the apartment-Alone. When Ruger’s eyes met mine- Mine filled with … Continue reading Primal Scream
Before and After: A Poem
Before my Ehlers-Danlos diagnosis,Athena and I bent ourselves around one another to sleep. Before my ASD diagnosis, Athena helped me stim. Before my sensory processing disorder diagnosis, Athena helped me … Continue reading Before and After: A Poem
Dog Gone Heartbreak
The most important job she did for almost 12 years was to save my life. I couldn’t give up with her beside me.
M.E. Slighte 