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From Latin chēmicus (chemist, related to alchemy or chemistry), from Ancient Greek πλευρά (side, rib) and δέσις (binding)
Pleurodesis is a medical procedure that involves the inflamed pleura being draped over the chest wall to prevent it from re-accumulating flu
Bad News
This has been a very hard week for me. One of the hardest. I had my third lung surgery today. A more invasive one than any of the others. And as I sit here with two chest tubes hanging out of me, I realize how lucky I am. My boyfriend is sleeping in the chair next to me, never leaving my side. My mom has been with me every minute. She cried with me when I did and held me. And I'm alive. Something keeps trying to bring me down, but I'm not going anywhere. I'm a fighter. Always have been, always will be. Where others break, I rebuild myself. I'm small, slender, odd in every way. But NOTHING has brought me down. I'm on my third lung surgery and I'm FINE. I will never let any mother fucker try to tell me I'm weak. I've been through more than you can imagine and I have had to fight my way through since day one. I will wear my surgery scars with pride. These are battle wounds, and I have EARNED them.
