Taylor’s Reviews > Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection > Status Update

(2) “the country would have about $60 per person per year to spend on health, which wouldn’t pay for 2 months of my Lexapro prescription, let alone a functioning healthcare system.” absolutely mind boggling

referring to the West as “the land of new lungs” is truly a choice, a statement choice for sure but fascinating it’s exactly his point which is what makes it so powerful.
“the disease has used social forces and prejudice to thrive wherever power systems devalue human lives.” as someone who lives with a physical disability and subsequent health impacts, this hits home (1)

so maybe starting this book in the hospital was a terrible idea