Category: Stevens Johnson Syndrome
(SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)[1] are two forms of a life-threatening skin condition, in which cell death causes the epidermis to separate from the dermis. The syndrome is thought to be a hypersensitivity complex that affects the skin and the mucous membranes.
Another Reason We Travel: I like to move.
I don’t know if it is hormones, onion layers or simply human nature. There is no question that I feel more resolved and more peaceful…
Blindness
Last night I found myself talking on the phone. We had been trying to get ahold of each other for a few days and I…
Stevens Johnson Syndrome Family Recovery: Tell Me How to Cry. Please.
It appears that I have lost the ability to cry. No. Really I have. Once in a while I can muster up some mist around…
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: Thinking your child is going to die and what that does to your head
I put some sad music on. Nothing like Arvo Part’s Spiegel im Spiegel to do the trick. I am trying to find that space. I…
Happy Birthday Kyle!
Happy Birthday Kyle! We love you! Today, on his birthday, I keep trying to write a letter to Kyle. I want it to be profound.…
Yesterday was Grandpa’s Day and then I fell down the stairs
Yesterday before I went plummeting down the stairs I had what I thought was a beautiful post started about Darryl, Dave’s Dad. Darryl’s funeral and…