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Family Tours in the Kingdom of the Sick
When COVID struck Rebecca Saltzman’s family, the virus unmasked a life-changing discovery: her husband and two of their kids had genetic heart disease. The kind where people drop dead. As their healthy wife and mother, Saltzman had a new role, too—guiding her family through what Susan Sontag called the Kingdom of the Sick. In this column, she’ll explore the anthropological strangeness of this new place, the mysteries of the body, and how facing death distills life into its purest form: funny, terrifying, and sublime.
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May 9, 2024Family Tours in the Kingdom of the Sick: Thank You for Your Toxic Positivity
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April 23, 2024Family Tours in the Kingdom of the Sick: Golf Course, Lightning
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April 3, 2024Family Tours in the Kingdom of the Sick: Love Means Saying, “I Told You So.”
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March 18, 2024Family Tours in the Kingdom of the Sick: Into the Tunnel of Uncertainty
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March 1, 2024Family Tours in the Kingdom of the Sick: Oops, My Kid Has a Typo
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February 12, 2024Family Tours in the Kingdom of the Sick: Extending Our Stay, or the Long QT
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January 26, 2024Family Tours in the Kingdom of the Sick: Checking In
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