Kaatje GotchaFeb 1, 20216 minLockdown LonelinessLockdown Loneliness My very first lockdown and its’ twin companion, loneliness, took place from 2015 through 2020. I found myself stuck...
Kaatje GotchaSep 30, 202013 minEnd the War on Pain PatientsIn 2012, life was great: I proudly wore a white coat with a stethoscope around my neck and finally felt useful to humanity. Two decades...
Kaatje GotchaAug 31, 20204 minLife as a Disabled, Heartbroken ArtistAt what point, do we give in to despair? Several times, the last few years, since becoming disabled, or rather, much worse disabled, I...
Kaatje GotchaJul 31, 20204 minGood Grief: Disability & DeathThe last blog was about the loneliness of disability, or bad decisions, or both. This was supposed to be part 2. Well, I lost my dad this...
Kaatje GotchaJul 1, 20206 minThe Brutal Truth about Isolation & LonelinessPart One: This may be my most dire blog yet, about the near death from total isolation that I suffered for the last half-decade. It's not...
Kaatje GotchaMay 31, 20204 minThe Inhumane Lockdown and Covid-1984Politicians, social media companies and journalists are responsible: The deaths from collateral damage are on their conscience.
Kaatje GotchaMay 1, 20203 minSurviving Five Years of Isolation, and Five Weeks of Covid-19 LockdownThe cold and, for me, always painful winter had barely retreated when the first signs of lockdown arrived in downtown Albuquerque. I...
Kaatje GotchaMar 7, 20203 minSpinal Cord on Fire? Your Dad Dying? Cook a Kickass Curry!The weeklong ketamine infusion is wearing off, and my eternal companion, the severe nerve pain is returning while my dad is dying. What now?