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9 years ago @ The Toast - A Slightly Subdued Ope... · 0 replies · +12 points

Same here - I've been more likely to scroll through thumbs-upping things, and now I wish I'd participated more.

9 years ago @ The Toast - A Slightly Subdued Ope... · 1 reply · +3 points

I'm embarrassed by how clueless I am about Twitter lists - I subscribed, but how do I actually join the list as a member?

9 years ago @ The Toast - We Are Closing The Toa... · 0 replies · +4 points

I am so sad, you guys, but I also understand. Thanks for making The Toast such a great place to be a writer and a reader.

9 years ago @ The Toast - More Than Enough: On S... · 0 replies · +6 points

This is so good. I love how you convey sensations, and that feeling of "I should feel bad that I don't feel lesser or feel the lack of something here"...

10 years ago @ The Toast - "Cratered": On Having ... · 0 replies · +1 points

I'm so glad my friend linked to your post, because I missed it when it went up originally! I developed Crohn's in childhood, and when I began to lose weight from my formerly round face and stomach aged nine, it allowed doctors and assorted bystanders to coo over what a good thing it was that I was apparently dieting, or else to worry that I was anorexic. Anyway, it turned out to be Crohn's, and five major operations and a permanent feeding tube later, here I am... so far, the Humira has been the most helpful thing I've tried, but I'm still living with a lot of problems every day, particularly due to the amount of bowel I've lost. It's sad that I'm never surprised by people's tales of protracted diagnoses - you'd think after all this time it would be easier to get the right help...

10 years ago @ The Toast - "Cratered": On Having ... · 0 replies · +1 points

There is unfortunately at this stage no cure for Crohn's disease, and it's irresponsible to state otherwise. I'm reporting this comment.

10 years ago @ The Toast - Here Is What's Wrong W... · 0 replies · +5 points

Wow, this is outstanding. It's everything I've wanted to get across about why Kylie's shoot bothered me, and then some.

10 years ago @ The Toast - How To Be A Good Patient · 0 replies · +2 points

Crohn's disease here, and right now I'm very lucky to have a fantastic medical team, but oh, the stories I have from the preceding years... :(

10 years ago @ The Toast - The Waiting Room: Sick... · 0 replies · +4 points

Great post! I've always been irked by the invisibility of sick and disabled people in post-apocalyptic stories, but I've been talking about it with a few people since seeing Max Max: Fury Road, and today somebody linked me this anthology of post-apocalyptic stories with chronically and disabled characters! http://defyingdoomsday.tumblr.com

Apparently we're the zeitgeist now!

I'd like to know what that novel is, too...

10 years ago @ The Toast - "I'm not the principal... · 0 replies · +12 points

There's something very special about the friends who will not only recognise your Simpsons reference within a couple of words, but be prepared to play off it. I treasure those people.

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