What is “stigma”? The dictionary definition is: a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person: the stigma of having gone to prison will always be with me This definition gives me pause. Disgraced? To be a person with epilepsy is, too often, to experience stigma. To feel different, somehow … Read More
As part of my long-ago graduate studies, the following was written years before the Covid pandemic hit. Upon recently re-reading it, I was struck by how recent events cast a new light on these ideas, and I thought I’d share. This is the 2nd installment. “Cosmology of Health Part 2” delves into some of the … Read More
As part of my long-ago graduate studies, the following was written years before the Covid pandemic hit. Upon recently re-reading it I was struck by how recent events cast a new light on these ideas, and I thought I’d share. Health, or the supposed lack thereof, has been an on-going thread in the tapestry of … Read More