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Learning How to Live While Knowing the Ending by Katerina Obscura

August 14, 2026 Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine

© What Remains. Alexandra Miner. Spring 2021 Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine

When I first encountered Alexandra Miner’s “What Remains” (Spring 2021 Intima) in the early days of my own glioma diagnosis, I finally exhaled a breath that I’d held deep down. My physicians did care! Despite losing so much function, and my grief over the life I’d built, the questions I spiraled on were valid! There is a priceless comfort in feeling seen in the uncertainty and cruelty of receiving a life-limiting diagnosis as a young(er) adult (YA).

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In death and dying, illness narratives, empathy Tags glioma, crip creatives, suleika jaouad, hope, illness, narratives, journaling, creative, voice
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