Jennifer Margulis
Investigative Journalist; Science and Health Writer at Freelance
Writer at Vibrant Life by Jennifer Margulis
Contributing Writer at Jefferson Public Radio
Award-winning journalist, book author, & editor. Interests: freedom of speech, gentle medicine, biology, vibrant good health. https://t.co/eicKvzNUnh
Articles
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6 days ago |
jennifermargulis.substack.com | Jennifer Margulis
Friday was hard. I like to joke that cancer is the gift that keeps on giving. I’m not sure it’s funny. (Most of my jokes aren’t. ⬅️ Did that make you laugh?)As many of you already know, two years ago this July I had an enucleation to remove the melanoma in my left eye. A year after losing my eye, I was feeling like I was finally figuring out monocular vision. I was tired a lot, and brain foggy. Still, I assumed I was on the mend.
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1 week ago |
jennifermargulis.substack.com | Jennifer Margulis
Last year I hired a young woman to take care of Serenity while I was out of town. Serenity, the first dog I’ve ever owned, had barely left my side since I’d gotten her. We were both in training: Serenity as a service dog and me as a newly minted dog owner and one-eyed survivor of ocular melanoma. I explained to the sitter before I hired her that I didn’t want Serenity to be left alone. Either she would need to sleep at our place or Serenity would have to stay with her.
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2 weeks ago |
jennifermargulis.substack.com | Jennifer Margulis
You’ve said it to yourself a hundred million gajillion times. I have too:“I don’t have enough time to do X, Y, or Z” [sit on the floor and play pretend with my kids, spend an afternoon by the lake after work, do some painting]“I’d love to visit my brother in Arizona but I don’t have time.”“I want to learn to propagate indoor houseplants, if I only had more time.”Lies. Dang lies.
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3 weeks ago |
jennifermargulis.substack.com | Jennifer Margulis
By Leone di Properzio, age 15Special to Vibrant LifeHumans are mortal creatures. We can be so divided on so many issues but we all have one thing in common: one hundred percent of us will die one day. One of the most common fears in the world is the fear of death. Every decision we make is in some way or another influenced by our perspective on life and death. However for some, the actual death is not what scares them. What scares them is what happens after.
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1 month ago |
jennifermargulis.substack.com | Jennifer Margulis
There’s something about having a terminal diagnosis that brings life into focus in a way that, say, not being “terminally ill” does not. That first sentence was my weird sense of humor. If you’ve been with me for awhile, you’re familiar with it and not cringing right now. If this is the first Vibrant Life Substack (← article? newsletter?
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A post about #suicide & #depression & helping others by my 15-year-old daughter, published on Mother's Day. #MothersDay2025 https://t.co/j0BnxY9fzd
Happening this morning in less than an hour: https://t.co/2v3C4hDtPw #yardsale #AshlandOregon #MothersDay #fundraiser #ocularmelanoma #MothersDay2025
Security ushered him out. He was being totally real and totally respectful. But when he suggested someone make public what has been one of the biggest scams of the century, they said “we’re done here.” #VaccinesWork #vaccines #cardiomyopathy #myocarditis
🚨Cover-up caught on camera! ER staff at @bswhealth call security on @Berkeley4peace after admitting shots cause heart damage. https://t.co/7nuol2OtW7