A Reflection on Chronic Illness and Graduate School
I originally wrote the post below in June 2011. I had finished defending my PhD in English Literature in the fall of 2010 and I was depressed, in pain, and […]
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Even more Headaches & Heartbreaks
This article is a follow-up to “The Headache and Heartbreak of doing Academia with Chronic Migraine” and is written by the same anonymous author. When you last heard my story, […]
Finding My Niche Despite Chronic Illness
A few weeks into my first year as a Sociology PhD student, I started to notice intense pain after working out. I don’t know exactly when things changed, but I […]
Falling Down on the Job: Chronic Illness in Post-Graduate Workplace (Part 1)
In Doing a PhD in Half the Time, Sarcozona discussed the role of academic institutions and individuals in managing expectations around productivity with a chronic illness. Many of the ideas […]
