In high school, I worked as a lifeguard. I still remember my first rescue—the suddenness of the event, the chill of the water over my head, and the lingering adrenaline refusing to abate after we reached the pool deck. After the event, my mind whirred on with an anxious fury. What if he had aspirated? […]
On the Miracle of Life
Childbirth is a ridiculous experience, if you think about it. The pushing, the agony, the bleeding, the danger. And you’re telling me you have to push out that huge head out of that small canal? Thousands and millions of years of evolution, and this is the best nature could come up with? In my 2 […]
