On Jan. 2, 2014, I stayed in bed for the third day in a…
Articles by Kathleen Sheffer
My health has always served as an extra filter for my relationships, romantic or otherwise. One…
The cover of New York magazine’s Nov. 27-Dec. 10,…
Like others in my life, my relationship to food has changed drastically since my…
My friend Rachael got married last month, something neither of us believed she would…
My transplant team told me to avoid any upper body exercises for the first 12 weeks.
Cackling, my classmates point at my face. “You look like a ghost!” one sneers. Confused, with…
I bought into the whole, “invisible illness/disability” thing until my condition became visible, but…
Knowing my capacity for adaptation, I always struggle to answer when doctors ask, “How do…
Last year, I wore a black face mask every day during the month of October.
For months, I agonized over how to offer my condolences to people I’d never met for…
I was spending time with a friend, another long-term PH survivor, at a cafe…