Hello, July!

We are halfway through 2025! This year has been kinder to me than all the other years combined. How has 2025 been for you?

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I have been thinking about how people living by themselves manage difficult medical diagnoses. What if you need someone to accompany you to the hospital, but do not have a partner or that one reliable friend? So far, whenever I have fallen sick, I have managed to get by on my own.

However, it’s a little bit more serious this time, and I would not like to do it alone. I know that my sister will take a flight just to accompany me to a doctor’s appointment, but what if I didn’t want to trouble her? How do all of you single people manage? Let me know in the comments.

A few noteworthy things from around the internet and the world:

• Stand-up comedians and cartoonists in trouble

  
  

• I resonate so deeply with this quote:

• Would you go for an ‘off-grid’ vacation at any of these locations?

  
  

• Made me laugh so hard!!

  
  

• The linguist in me is so excited!

• Read about Morgana Clemantine’s journey balancing neurodiversity and professional life. Her account of how she balanced her career along with a diagnosis of Autism and ADHD is an eye-opener.

  
  

• They shared the first look of the new Harry Potter! He looks adorable. However, in my mind’s eye, it is always Daniel Radcliffe as the 11-year-old Harry.

  
  

• Now, on the importance of siblings in our lives: Built-in best friend, occasionally infuriating and a forever therapist.

Have a happy rest of the week, everyone!