9 min readAug 28, 2020
Flat and Fabulous
In the years since I first intended to write this, I’ve discovered how hard it is to chronicle the difficulties of someone I greatly admire and respect. I’ll start with an apology to Ann (not her real name) for taking so long — I just didn’t know how to explain what she went through while properly acknowledging her and her experiences. Having not gone through what she has, I worried that I couldn’t convey her story in a way that honors her in the way she deserves.
