A birthday request please!
Shameless mooching, this time
Do you remember signing up for this column about sickie life? I DO. I saw the notification in my inbox that you’d come aboard and did a little happy dance in my office chair. (No really.) Because:
• One more person who might have a chance at NOT blowing hundreds of thousands of dollars on medical bills that didn’t even help
• One more person who might kick off a supportive little microbusiness for themselves
• One more person who might find themselves in actually nurturing community despite the odds (or just being an oddball, hi, it’s me)
• One more person who might find themselves in a romance, even if they can never go out for a drink
• One more person who—sick or not!—might catch a break from the relentless grind of work, our own minds, wild modern expectations.
And now—today!—it’s my birthday and I’d like to get one more.
(And another one and another one and another one, because this schtuff affects a LOT of us.)
Would you please consider:
Sharing one of my posts with a friend? (Or on social media…or twelve friends.) This one applies to EVERYBODY.
“Recommending” my newsletter, if you write one too?
And this one might sound wild, but if you signed up and it’s NOT your cup of tea…would you unsubscribe? I won’t be offended! I don’t want to clutter your inbox, and it helps my open rate stay high, which helps me.
THANK YOU. I appreciate you. Grateful you stopped by! And happy birthday to ME.
If you feel a stirring to support this work, you can Venmo my “parent company” @flyingbicycle, send a birthday coffee at @kira-stoops, or fulfill my wildest replacement toothbrush head dreams on MyRegistry (my b-day is Wednesday!). Thanks in advance!
A quick note—as this is blowing up, I will likely be changing at least my last name soon. Wanted to leave it on for now as many in the patient community know me this way, but if you see another Kira writing for Imperfect Working Order soon…it’s still me! Nom de plume ideas?
LOVE me some shameless birthday mooching. GIT IT. And love you! Happy Birthday, sweetness!
Happy annibirthary, Kira! (the anniversary of your birth - a term I coined many years back that feels more accurate). I granted your birthday wish for a recommendation just now - yay! And also hopefully you'll get your 50 clams soon from Ally. Treat yo' self! hugs...