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In the Kingdom of the Ill - Part 1
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In the Kingdom of the Ill - Part 1

A trip to the ER

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Taylor Coffman
Jan 11, 2024
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Hi reader-pals,

Susan Sontag said in her essay Illness as Metaphor- “Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick. Although we all prefer to use the good passport, sooner or later each of us is obliged, at least for a spell, to identify ourselves as citizens of that other place.”

Living in the King…

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