I like to think of any time in history when people survived true awfulness. Reminds me of how tough we can ALL be.

Eurgh. And maybe less dramatically than being institutionalized, just pushed into "it's all in your head" reinforcement for experts that lead to them becoming permanently disabled? (Like, uh, me? Maybe shouldn't have kept skiing on a neck that was screaming for mercy...but "motion is lotion!")

LET'S SCREW CAPITALISM! All classy-like, of course. (Thank you Julie!!)

The immigrant storylines were HEART. BREAKING.

Thank you. I don't think able-gutted people understand the true poisoning of eating a trigger food. It. Is. Torture.

Interesting! I was a solid 98.6F every. time. I checked my temp prior to ME/CFS. Now I'm in the 97s, or in flares, 96s. Maybe my body is trying to preserve what's left of my muscles?

Salt. On. Everything.