Whispers

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Whispers: Chapter 10

Land of the free, home of the brave. As my options in Israel narrowed and died, America, the enjoyable summer setting, ...

Whispers

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Whispers: Chapter 9

How did I know I really had Marfan’s? Could it be I didn’t even own the suitcase of stuff I’d been carrying aroun ...

Whispers

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Whispers: Chapter 7

At 18, after a very positive heart scan, my parents decided to send me to seminary in Israel to fill the gaps in ...

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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Whispers: Chapter 6

So many decisions — regular life ones overlapping with the Marfan management ones. Seminary or college, try another heart ...

Whispers

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Whispers: Chapter 5

I was confused, then relieved, and finally angry. Why had I lived for so long in fear of the unknown?,

Whispers

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Whispers: Chapter 4

As a teen, I was actually allowed to see the x-ray and hear the doctor’s diagnosis: the whitish-gray shadow was my s ...

Whispers

Wednesday, August 03, 2016

Whispers: Chapter 3

This time her question wasn’t about my hands or feet, or my height or weight. It was global: “Why are you so weir ...

Whispers

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Whispers: Chapter 1

At the grand age of six, I already knew many important things. One: doctors like poking people. Two: parents don’t like ...