The most terrifying illnesses are those perceived not just as lethal, but as dehumanizing.
I am poor. He had borrowed my laundry soap. Actually I was not the most willing of "givers", but I gave.
Individuals with high status and power do not behave in the same way as those with low status and little power.
I was in poor health and poor. The laundry soap had been a gift, it would not be easily replaced.
He later returned the soap, and said thanks.
May I recommend for your enjoyment: The last time a woman told me to take of my pants
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May I also recommend for your enjoyment: Other stories about my time homeless and on the street
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