Hannah Crazyhawk

It is a tremendous book, a balm to my heart, and a piercing cry for those of us left alone to die. The words imbued in these pages are...

I always feel pressure to post aesthetic photos that are perfectly executed to appeal to the artist’s eye. However, I can’t take those...

I wish I could have gone to medical school. I would have chosen dermatology, surgery, or palliative care. Instead, I’m barely keeping...

Burning Alive

Content Warning: Trauma - CPTSD I’ve recognized something about myself recently, and it’s making me really sad. When I’m with others or...

Today was absolute shit, except for a small window of time in Starbucks. After my oncology appointment, I had to pick up a prescription....

Today was terrible. Moments before my alarm was set to go off, the scream of a fire alarm blared above my bed. It was coming from the...

Waves of grief washed over me as I stepped onto my patio to refill my bird feeders. I’ll miss these little creatures, my only company. I...

So many new diagnoses. My out-of-pocket expenses continue to grow. The amount of skin care products and treatments I need is endless....

Today brought to you by exuding wounds breaching hydrocolloid dressings. I had a deroofing surgery for my hidradenitis suppurativa on my...

As evening arrived, gentle snow began to fall on the treetops. The dark soon followed but with a blanket of silent snowfall. You've just...

It's time for doctors of patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa to listen to their patient's needs for pain control. Dismissing, blaming,...

I detest hidradenitis suppurativa. It's killing me from the inside out and there is nothing I can do but watch helplessly while my flesh...

Today is my one-year anniversary since my first septic event from hidradenitis suppurativa. It was the most horrible medical pain I've...

I have great news. I'm moving to Portland next week for my health and safety. I wish I could have made this update sooner, but I've been...

Today brought to you by endometriosis, menstruation, and a baseball-sized ovarian cyst clawing its way out of me. So, I'm laying as still...

Triggering content: mental health, trauma, hospitals When I was first hospitalized for sepsis last year, I met someone from Ukraine who...

My orchid garden continues to thrive. It is a wonderful bright spot in my world. I'm proud of myself for persevering, learning, and...

I want to share some excellent news with you. I've been receiving cranial massage therapy for a month now. It is the only thing that has...

I was perched in the large alder trees by the sea that day. I was fishing, the salmon were running and I was hungry. Suddenly there was a...