Jamison’s Empathy
“The conference offers refuge – to her and others – from a world that generally refuses to accept their account of why they suffer.” “I tell her I don’t see a scarred woman when I look at her; I think she’s beautiful. She thanks me for saying so, but I can tell the compliment rang a bit hollow. One comment from a stranger can’t reclaim years spent hating the body you live in.” “My willingness to turn Morgellons into metaphors…