Claire’s Corner: Life’s a Cabaret

Hey, guys! How have you been? It’s been a while since I’ve written anything. I wanted to tell you what I’ve been up to lately. So, let me start off by saying I was in my school performance of Cabaret. It was so much fun! I really loved it. It was such a huge feat for me, since it was really exhausting to pull off, but I am proud of myself because I managed to stay out of the hospital! Speaking of the hospital, Read More

Claire’s Corner: Coming Home

Coming home from the hospital after a long stay is like being a stranger in your own home. Everything around you is familiar and safe, but it doesn’t feel like home. The bed is too big, the room too quiet, the world too vast in contrast to the 10′ x 10′ room you have inhabited for the past two weeks. The warmth of the world is too hot and burns your skin. The ghost of an I.V. cord attaching you to the hospital remains, making you feel like at any moment the cord will snap and pull you into your rightful place of a hospital bed and four-o’-clock-in-the-morning vital signs. Read More