HeyJaredPolly’s Newsletter
Humor, fiction, facts, history and stories about my town, Santa Barbara, CA.
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The Gifts from Sepsis (opens the original)
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Sepsis—in my case, the deadliest form of it, Septic Shock—is infamous as the #1 death deployer in hospitals. It doesn’t just kill, though. It takes away organs and limbs from many who survive.It also gives in unexpected ways. Septic Shock made my hair fall out. But that eventually became a blessing for me. My hair had always been thin and straight, not the mane of my dreams. I inherited that from my late mother, who hated her own straight, thin hair and longed for curls her whole life. Guess wha
How to Reset Your Caregiver and Care-Receiver Relationships (opens the original)
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The Importance of Preserving More Mesa (opens the original)
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How to Beat Out Younger Women (opens the original)
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Just When You’ve Given Up on Doctors Really Listening to you… (opens the original)
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