Disease and the Genealogy of Suffering
How multiple sclerosis has pulled me and my sister apart and brought us together
6 min readMar 17, 2021
Slumped over like a question mark, my sister shuffles across the first floor of her house. Her feet drag and her legs collapse beneath her from time to time, leaving her in a crumpled pile. Once in a while, her boyfriend or her 15-year-old daughter finds her, and…