Category Archives: Chimp

Vax Attack

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Jocelyn

Last summer, we learned from Chimp’s institution that he was going to be expected to teach in person during the fall semester, possibly-immunologically-vulnerable-spouse be damned. The good things about it, at least, were these: He’s on the fourth floor of … Continue reading →

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Gratitude

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Jocelyn

One of the more difficult things to deal with about being this ill is the feeling of uselessness imposed by my physical limits. Even as long as I’ve been ill, I’ve never quite gotten over the guilt of not being … Continue reading →

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Nulliparous

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Jocelyn

Nulliparous: of, relating to, or being a female that has not borne offspring. New Latin nullipara, one who has never borne an offspring, from Latin nullus not any + -para -Latin, from parere to give birth to. One night in April 2001, at the age of 25, I went to … Continue reading →

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Chimp Speaks, Part II

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Jocelyn

This is the second half of the contribution my husband, Chimp, asked to make to the blog. Part I is here. Maybe you went to bed last night with the whole thing figured out, and you think you’ve written a … Continue reading →

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Chimp Speaks, Part I

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Jocelyn

This is an entry by my husband, Chimp. No, I’m not actually married to a philosophizing simian – “Chimp” is his longtime internet handle. – Jocelyn Jocelyn asked me if I’d contribute something to No Poster Girl, and I wrote … Continue reading →

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A Rant About the Illness Narrative

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Jocelyn

Over the past seven years, I have had various people tell me, here and there, that they find me “brave” or “inspirational.” And it seems like the sicker I’ve gotten, the more I’ve heard it. I don’t want to sound … Continue reading →

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