Author: Michele Vanzaghi
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Modern Millennial Warfare
Exactly 2 weeks back I never would have expected to be contemplating the global milieu and sharing my thoughts on a social platform. But here I go, joining the intricately delicate communal neurosis of our glorious covid-19. By no means Is my strange and perhaps slightly ignorant view to be taken seriously, but this is…
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Alone Time.
Alone Time Introversion vs the Extrovert. Often we use these words to describe our personalities. But something I have learnt over the last month is that there is major overlap. I do agree that we all have a a way of life, a way of being amongst others and of being alone. But there is…
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The Chemo Port.
The chemo Port For some time I have been considering the idea of a semi permanent port that would free me from daily needle sticks during chemotherapy. As a younger patient my veins would most probably have coped with daily cannulation for the administration of the chemo drugs via a drip, but yesterday I made…
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Moral Code vs Human Nature.
Moral code vs Humanity I’m not sure if this concept is completely related to my own experiences with health or if it’s an idea that has grown through the response that myself and others have had to the particular events over the last period in my life. Perhaps a seed was planted and it’s been…
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Invincible Vulnerability.
Invincible vulnerability It will never happen to me. It will go away. As I waked into the office, with the small ultrasound machine beeping alongside the long drs table, the undeniable fear of the worst was able to slightly bear its head from the blanket of the invincibility of youth. Vulnerability peeking its head from the protection…
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An acceptance of What is.
An acceptance of what is.Make the decision to accept this moment. Fully. This has been my most powerful realization over the last 3 weeks. The power to allow myself to be fully absorbed into a moment. No matter what this moment might be, however it might present itself in the world, it will always be…
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An ode to choosing happiness.
An ode to making the decision to choose happiness. No matter what we face, where we are at, what our story is, where we grew up. No matter how hectic the moment is, how deep the hole is, how far the goal is – if you decide to be happy you will be happy. Perspectify…