The miracle of antibiotics

I can swallow again without pain. I feel better after the second (and final) dose of azithromycin, and I got out for a little air and a few groceries this afternoon. I’m buying nothing but groceries now, as I fear the tiny income on which I live will be taken away by Elon Musk any day now. I had to lie down for a while afterwards, but I loved the sunshine, the shadows, the colors on my One Street. I’ve been listening to Bernie Sanders, whose outrage I share and appreciate. 

It takes many of us, in community, to insist that a better future is possible….
—Sofía Betancourt, 2025.