Laura Gentle

Joined June 2017

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Bio

Writer. Equality advocate. Unholy Hollywood + Hillbilly hybrid.

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Stories (6/0)

Bear With Me, As I Live and Grieve
During the last two years of the pandemic, I have lost three friends to suicide. Each death has been difficult to process for unique reasons, but the most recent loss has gutted me.
By Laura Gentle5 months ago in Psyche
Better Off Dead: Sick, Broke, and Homeless in America
Last month, I had a surgical follow-up and biopsy canceled because of surging Covid cases in New Orleans. What took months to schedule, fell apart in one morning.
By Laura Gentle6 months ago in Longevity
If You Kill Yourself, We Can’t Watch Heathers Together
Dear JJ, It was Tuesday when I found out, 2:26pm to be precise. “Can you call me ASAP?” the Twitter DM read. Of course it was Twitter.
By Laura Gentle7 months ago in Psyche
New Year, Same Pandemic, and Maybe Cancer
2022 is here, and with it, another year of the pandemic. Betty White’s dead, and there’s a possibility my cancer is active again. Fuuuuck.
By Laura Gentle7 months ago in Longevity
Ever After
People say your loved ones live in your heart. You hear that a lot after someone dies. This kind of response doesn't necessarily have a religious meaning to it. Personally, I never found scripture helpful in dealing with death. But I absolutely believe that our loved ones do live inside of us after their physical form is gone.
By Laura Gentle3 years ago in Longevity
The Collective Loneliness of Cancer
When someone faces cancer, they are told many things by medical professionals and loved ones. The one thing no one tells you about living with cancer is the intrinsic loneliness that comes diagnosis.
By Laura Gentle4 years ago in Longevity