Tag Archives: sickness

Poetry Day: Not Sick Enough

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(I think many of us have been in this situation.) Though limbs ache with every twitch And you cough more than your breathe. Your head swims without much cause Turning your stomach instead out. You are made to carry on. … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Halfway to Holiday Break

Posted on December 9, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

The title says it all . . . Well, it doesn’t, but that’s the key point. The goals for last week were all over the place in terms of success.  I finished the online course and wrapped the presents.  Didn’t … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Death Throes

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(This is based on a real event.  I got really sick and had trouble sleeping because it felt like I was being suffocating by mucous.  Kept jolting awake to handle it, which was ignored by other people.  It left me … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Careless Infector

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Well . . . This poem was disturbingly prophetic.) I hear you coughing With nothing in your way Spraying toxic spit In the air I breathe Forcing me to join you In a fevered bed of pain No one to … Continue reading →

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Week of the Son of Pneumonia

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

(And I thought the song was bizarre!  Can’t say I don’t enjoy them though.) It was a week to remember . . . Not really in a good.  First full week of school, which was fun and I got into … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Nobody Likes Being Sick

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I’m tending to a kid with strep right now.  Lots of kid movies and pampering, which has me thinking about being sick in a story.  It doesn’t come up too often unless it’s a central part of the story. … Continue reading →

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From the Vault: The Pandora’s Box Prescription

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

As I sit here coughing I contemplate this pill A harsh Pandora’s Box Holding hope And an army of horrors I am forced to swallow With a bathtub’s worth of water My shredded throat Whimpering against the pill Until it … Continue reading →

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The Pain of Quarantine

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Trapped Cut off from others To prevent the spread Yet not full blocked I hear voices Of those having fun Laughs of my child Who I must avoid Smells of food Forbidden until I heal Feel of wind and sun … Continue reading →

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What Do You Think About Physical Disease in a Story?

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

First to explain the video.  Excel Saga is a spoof anime and Hyatt (the repeatedly dying girl) is a spoof on the cliche ‘weak constitution’ or ‘anemic’ character.  These are typically girls in anime.  She keels over and hacks up … Continue reading →

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