Weasel Wisdom

Who are you becoming regardless of what life gives back?

Written by J.T. Oden People say they want to get healthier for all the usual reasons. Lose weight. Build muscle. Lower blood pressure. Sleep better. Live longer. All of those are true. They're just not always the whole truth. Because there are the reasons we give, and then there are the reasons we quietly carry. Hardly anybody says, "I'm trying to lose twenty pounds because I want to feel wanted." But people do say they want to feel more confident. More comfortable in their o

Written By J.T. Oden There are some purchases in life that come with a return policy. If something doesn't work the way you expected, you take it back. If it breaks, you exchange it. If you regret the purchase, you ask for a refund. Bone marrow transplants don't work that way. Whatever happens afterward becomes part of the deal. For most of my life, sickle cell dictated what I could do, how I felt, and how much uncertainty surrounded my future. When the opportunity came to un

Written by J.T. Oden Most of us have a budget. We know how much money we have, how much we can spend, and what happens when we overspend. For most of my life, I've lived with another kind of budget. Sickle cell disease taught me early that energy is a finite resource. Long before my stroke, I was already making calculations that many people never have to think about. How much can I take on today? How much recovery time will I need afterward? Is this worth the risk of overexte