I help people navigate health and technology.
I have a new essay up on Medium: Thank you, Sean Parker. I tell why I’m so grateful to him for his gift to food-allergy research and l share a little bit about why I don’t read comments on food-allergy stories.
Also: please check out more cartoons by Tiffany Glass Ferreira — she is awesome:
on Caregiver Survival Guide: “Thank you, Nina! When my loved one and I were forging our care relationship one of my stipulations was that…” Oct 26, 16:28
on Caregiver Survival Guide: “To my fellow caregivers: Give yourself permission to ask for help. Give yourself permission to receive help. Be relentless about…” Oct 26, 15:36
on Wow! How? Psychedelic Outlaws: “This is such a thoughtful article — I especially appreciated the way you connected the science with real-world experiences. In…” Oct 26, 01:32
There is something powerful and poignant when we can use humor & anger to talk about issues that make people uncomfortable.
In the AIDS community back in the late 80’s early 90’s for example ACT UP often used humor to communicate.. Tom Kalin on national AIDS day 2014 articulated it really well here http://vimeo.com/114684417
So true, Sherry! That’s a great video. I started looking around for examples of ACT-UP history — there are some great ones if you use Google images (not for the prudish, I should say).
Thanks!