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I Be Illin’
OK, so I’m not in Athens right now. I left Israel early. I got sick, is what happened. A little food poisoning, a little irritable bowel syndrome, a little appetite loss and not eating for days, a...
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Me at Kripalu April 16-18
Wanna spend a fun weekend with me improvising drawn stories on index cards at a renowned yoga retreat? I sure do! Nina Paley’s Visual Storytelling Workshop @Kripalu Friday April 16 – Sunday April 18,...
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Analytic Chemist Needed
A few weeks ago I ran this comic at Mimi & Eunice: I’ve long suspected that soy sauce could contain only small traces of wheat, so I did a little online research. Surprisingly, I found only one...
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Seder-Masochism Progress Report
My two goals for 2017 were to bicycle 5,000 miles, and to finish Seder-Masochism. I have 30 miles to go on the first goal, slowed down by mysterious health problems (for which I’m about to undergo a...
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Who is Producer X?
Astute observers of Seder-Masochism will notice one “Producer X” on the poster: This is consistent with the film’s opening credits: and end credits: Why? Who? WTF? I made Sita Sings the Blues almost...
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Is There A Doctor In The House?
Note: updated below I NEED HELP. I have an orange-sized fibroid in my cervix, among other problems. The local hospital system is dysfunctional and corrupt – doctors don’t communicate with each other,...
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Nina’s Big Hysterectomy Adventure
At long last, I am on the other side of “hystery.” I’ve had a rough year, health-wise, culminating in this crisis. But on Wednesday I got my long-sought-after hysterectomy (ovaries stayed in,...
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Independence Day!
I am celebrating independence from my uterus and cervical fibroid by resting indoors while my body knits together my post-surgery innards! I told you my posts would be strange for a while. The post...
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Petri Dish Crucifix
Jesus of the Coronavirus The post Petri Dish Crucifix appeared first on Nina Paley.
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Answers from a Pandemic
100 years without a pandemic has made us stupid. It’s made me stupid, anyway. So many questions about human nature that puzzled me, I now see answered. Why are we so tribal? Why does language change so...
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Crohn’s Haiku
Diagnosis: Crohn’s. The Autoimmune Empire has colon-ized me. The post Crohn’s Haiku appeared first on Nina Paley.
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Bat Mitzvah
A poem about connecting with my Ashkenazi heritage. Today I am a woman. Today I am a Jew. Today I have an ailment my ancestors all knew. For many generations, my Fathers’ guts have hurt. My Mother...
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Crohnomics
I was prescribed a “biologic” drug to treat the moderate-to-severe Crohn’s disease I was diagnosed with in December. It is called Skyrizi and it costs about $20,000 a dose. My prescribed regimen...
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Professional Patient
But what happens when, due to a serious chronic and debilitating illness or injury, we are no longer able to conform or obey because our illnesses direct our lives? What happens when our ability to...
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Medical Impostor Syndrome
Maybe I should start concealing my hair loss with a jaunty hat! When I was a child I wanted to be sick, because when I was sick I got to stay home from school. Sometimes I was effortlessly sick and got...
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Little Miss Food
Sometimes I miss food. By food I mean Indian food, Thai food, Mexican food, salsa fresca, salads, pizza, pasta, and my homemade bread and soups: tomato, lentil-kale, vegetarian chili. Tortilla chips,...
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My Disciplinarian
“I admire your discipline,” said a friend, referring to my extremely strict, narrow Crohn’s diet. But there’s nothing to admire, because it’s not SELF discipline. It’s being subject to a brutal,...
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Covid Reactive Autoimmune Pathology
In general: Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Connective Tissue Disorders Following COVID-19 High risk of autoimmune diseases after COVID-19 Patients with COVID-19 have 43% increased risk for new-onset...
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My Auxiliary Digestive System
I have a machine that chews and poops for me! Shortly after my Crohn’s diagnosis, I bought a masticating juicer: A masticating juicer, sometimes referred to as a slow or cold press juicer is simply a...
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The Autoimmune Empire: Depression
Example from my wayward youth Depression is the mind attacking itself. It’s been called a “psychic autoimmune disease.” This morning, part of me woke up asking, what can I fix? What problem can I...
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