Rachel Langer·Oct 1, 2021Three Years.I realized this week that it’s been 3 years since I evicted my uterus. 3 years. That’s the approximate time it would take to walk around…A response icon2A response icon2
Rachel Langer·Jan 5, 2021Less and More.Hot waves of panic lick my diaphragm. It’s 5AM and I know it’s going to be a bad day.
Rachel Langer·Oct 18, 2020Hope is A White Whale (But I Need It)I went to the Emergency Room this week.A response icon1A response icon1
Rachel Langer·Aug 11, 2020The Chronic Gap in the ‘Stronger Together’ Movement.“Your tele-health visit is scheduled for Friday at 11:30am. Please be prepared to answer a call from <insert human voice saying a dr’s…
Rachel Langer·May 10, 2020Falling Through The Cracks on Mother’s DayRemember high school? It was all about categories. Specific labels and pre-existing groups you could commit to so fully that it was like a…A response icon1A response icon1
Rachel Langer·Nov 29, 2019A Year Without My “Hysteria”: A Retrospective.Sometimes I slip and joke that they removed my “hysteria,” only no one told my tear ducts.
Rachel Langer·Nov 25, 2018The Nuanced Grief of InfertilityOn losing something I wasn’t sure I wantedA response icon4A response icon4
Rachel Langer·Aug 24, 2018The Big H.A week from today I will undergo a full abdominal hysterectomy. I am 35. I have no children. By the time you read this, it will have…A response icon4A response icon4
Rachel Langer·Mar 22, 2018Between a Doc and a Hard Place.This is the story of how I ended up ugly crying in the hospital parking lot yesterday.A response icon3A response icon3