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Katie Songer

Posts on Health & Illness

The Healing Power of Paradox

December 18, 2020

Holding multiple truths is often key to healing.

A placid lake surrounded by talus slopes, with the stony peak of Eagle Cap in the background.

Backpacking Part 6: The Mountaintop

November 13, 2020

I struggled on the climb, but my struggle enhanced my joy.

A placid lake surrounded by talus slopes, with the stony peak of Eagle Cap in the background.

Backpacking Part 5: Into The Mountains

October 7, 2020

Backpacking with my illness, I felt both strong and frail.

The pieces of a puzzle dumped on a table.

Backpacking Part 4: The Monkeywrench

September 8, 2020

On the eve of my big backpacking trip, immunosuppression reared its ugly head.

Backpacking Part 3: The Enchanted Valley

August 5, 2020

After a year of prep, we went on our “warm-up” trip.

Backpacking Part 2: The Prep

July 10, 2020

By “The Prep,” I mean “The Dehydrating of My Special Food.”

Showing Up for Racial Justice Amidst Chronic Illness

June 6, 2020

If I can’t show up in person, I can in other ways.

Katie holding her hat and smiling in front of a beautiful alpine lake, snowy slopes rising above it and green trees surrounding it.

Backpacking Part 1: The Dream

May 1, 2020

A year after my hospitalization, I fulfilled a dream and returned to the wilderness.

Katie wearing a nylon net over her thin hair, looking nearly bald, in a wig store--wigs are lined up on a shelf behind her.

When I Lost My Hair, My Invisible Illness Became Visible

February 24, 2020

In a way, I felt more authentic when I was bald.

Katie smiles from a recliner where she's getting an IV, a blue blood-pressure cuff around the other arm. She's wearing a purple hoodie, with a white blanket draped over her legs and her IV arm turned upward on a pillow.

What It’s Like To Be On Remicade

January 8, 2020

This drug, though imperfect, has given me my life back.

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