Running on empty. That’s what the doctors said—my brother had no reserve left. His body couldn’t keep up. And I understood what that meant. For months, I’ve been running too. Fast. Hard. Without pause ...

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Months back, I began unwinding. I wrote memos, left notes. Sleeping became difficult. I figured it was remnants of what might be the newly revived — much mentioned — pandemic effect. It was chills.