What does it take to become ill? A bad clam in a delicious paella. An projector screen with your name on the slide. A candlelit table with two chairs, one vacant, and another apologetic text message. A stealthy deadline rearing its hideous head after it’s passed. Seeing someone vomit. Hearing someone vomit. Smelling someone vomit.
What does it take to get better? Time. Awareness that this too shall pass. Memory of when life was beautiful. Love from a stranger. Love from a friend. Hard meds. Harder testicles (even if you only have one). Good cheese, good wine, and a smile.
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