This submission to the site comes from Namitha A Kumar, a PhD student focusing on disability studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bangalore, India.
Namitha lives with beta-thalassemia and, as a result, has been dependent on blood transfusions for the last 33 years. She submitted this graphic poem (a collaboration with visual artist Lathashree) on her experience with needles and medicines.
Get better soon. My Prayers.