I’m not going to lie, for a long time, artificial intelligence felt distant to me. It lived in research labs, academic journals, and futuristic headlines that had nothing to do with my everyday life ....
I was in a meeting last month when my arm started itching intensely. Not the kind you can ignore, but the demanding kind that wants attention now. I stayed focused on the presentation, nodding along professionally, while internally negotiating with my body about making it through the next 20 minutes ....
There's a beautiful dress hanging in my closet that I've worn exactly once. It fits perfectly and looks great, but the fabric left my arms irritated for days. Now it stays in my closet as a reminder that I've learned to choose clothes differently ....
Eczema is exhausting. In fact, there should be a petition for a new word to be added to the Oxford dictionary called “eczhausted.” The definition: the state of extreme fatigue when managing aggressive moderate-to-severe eczema ....
I've spent plenty of nights lying awake at 3 a.m., negotiating with the itching that always seems worse after dark. My skin apparently believes nighttime is the perfect moment to demand attention ....
Last week, I woke up and realized my skin felt calm. Not perfect, not glowing like a skin care ad, just calm. No itching, no tightness, no angry red patches demanding my attention ....
