Surviving the Summer with Chronic Illness

I recently read Thomas Mann’s 1924 classic, The Magic Mountain, which tells the story of a young German man’s prolonged stay at an international sanitorium at the turn of the 20th Century. The sanitorium is located high up in the Swiss Alps: a beautiful setting that boasts fresh, clear air and peace of mind. It got me thinking how much I’d like a Magic Mountain to which I could retreat during the summer, in particular, and forgo the insufferable heat and humidity of the flatlands for a relaxing ...