Everyone is posting
about that woman who died from the brain eating amoeba
and now I’m going to spend my entire day panicking about that time I got lazy and used tap water for my sinus rinse at least two years ago and thinking,
WHAT IF IT’S JUST TAKING A REALLY LONG TIME TO KILL ME.
She lived in Seattle but I don’t know where she was from.
It’s possible she didn’t mention going somewhere else.
She was also 69 years old.
“What’s that sound?”
“I hear it too … ”
*doctor listens very closely*
“SOME –”
I am imagining
a scientist looking at a tissue sample of my brain and seeing amoebas with those Shrek faces you draw.
*after a half hour of googling*
Okay I don’t have any of these symptoms and I certainly haven’t been paralyzed ever.
BUT WHAT IF ANYWAY.
—emily duchaine
Flommist Emily Duchaine lives in the Pacific Northwest. She likes to drink mead, learn about sharks, and listen to the Talking Heads. She pretends to be a professional businesswoman most days. Copyright © 2018 Emily Duchaine.
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