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I said YES!*
*to an exciting new project! If you do one thing today, follow Love Per DM on Instagram! Here's why: I've written a lot about my life...
Sep 19, 20231 min read
Just July
Last week, on the first of July, my neighbor Tracy surprised me with this vase of flowers. With it was a handwritten note praising my...
Jul 8, 20242 min read
Bone voyage
“Looks like a knee replacement to me,” a poll worker said when I walkered into my voting precinct last week. “Close!” I responded. “A...
Jun 25, 20242 min read
Joyful June: I Broke Myself
As May drew to an end, I decided I wanted to approach June with a different perspective. Having become increasingly bogged down by the...
Jun 10, 20244 min read
A Graduation Speech Do-Over
On a balmy Georgia night twenty years ago, I stood behind a podium on the temporary stage erected on my high school’s football field....
May 24, 20247 min read
Happy Birthday, Dirty Ramón
Today I feel your presence in the rustling leaves and chirping birds. I taste your appreciation in the Blizzard I got in honor of your...
May 7, 20242 min read
Sick of medicine. Sick without it.
I had seven voicemails when I returned home from a magical, soul-inspiring trip to Scotland in March. They were all from pharmacies....
Apr 18, 20242 min read
At therapy this morning...
"At therapy this morning" seems like a quick, somewhat cheap way to capture someone's attention. But it just so happens to be an accurate...
Apr 3, 20242 min read
Auld Lang Syne-Off
It’s been ten loooong days since I returned home from Scotland. While there, I saw more beauty than I could process. But part of what...
Mar 26, 20242 min read
I went to medical school
“Making Death Casual” should be my tagline. Most people don’t want to discuss mortality, but it’s one of my favorite topics. When I talk...
Feb 16, 20243 min read
2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu Manchu
Little memories of Ramón pop into my mind on an almost daily basis. Occasionally, though, one will surface from the darkest depths of my...
Feb 1, 20243 min read
In the ring with insurance
Today, as I sit in front of the fireplace, I’m grateful it’s a Sunday. That means most customer service lines are closed, so I can’t feel...
Jan 21, 20242 min read
Cuddle parties and self-care
Have you ever heard of a Cuddle Party? I’m not referring to my status when I’m on the couch in a pile of beagles. Instead, I’m talking...
Jan 11, 20242 min read
A shifting miracle
I began drafting this post three weeks ago. I’ve made second and third attempts, but nothing I write feels quite right. Today I decided...
Jan 4, 20242 min read
I have done some things
Lately I've been in one of those funks where I struggle to give myself credit. I find myself thinking, "I don't do anything worthwhile,"...
Dec 5, 20232 min read
RIP People-Pleasing Drew
As part of a writing program I’m taking, we were asked to write an obituary to a place or to a former version of ourselves. I opted for...
Nov 18, 20232 min read
Zip it good
Did you know some zippers lock when the pull tab is in the down position? In other words, after zipping, you place the tab down to lock...
Nov 2, 20232 min read
Judge Ramón Alvarado ’05
I type this with tears in my eyes. They’re mostly droplets of gratitude that I had the immense pleasure of spending almost a decade of my...
Oct 26, 20232 min read
What a season!
“What a fun season!” I thought last night as my head hit the pillow. I felt satisfied despite the end of the Braves’ playoff run. But...
Oct 13, 20231 min read
Lessons from a sea turtle
As my mom and I walked along the beach one morning last week, I saw movement a few feet ahead. It was a baby sea turtle—a...
Sep 29, 20232 min read
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My name is Drew Dotson, and my life has been anything but perfect, yet it's still perfectly beautiful. After growing up with a genetic disease, cystic fibrosis, I was blessed to meet an amazing man who loved me without bounds. Then he died.
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