We need to stop apologizing for our medical needs, and start asking the questions that lead to better knowledge, better health, and better lives. We need to ask how to cultivate a relationship with our bodies that is not just comfortable, but joyful; how to know when something isn’t right and to advocate, not apologize, for our needs; how to navigate a healthcare system that will never be perfect but could be better; how to be as assertive, as informed, and as confident in the care we deserve in a doctor’s office as we are in the rest of our lives. I
