Impossible Illness

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Clarissa

March 15, 2026

The temperature here is in the eighties Fahrenheit. Overnight, it will drop to below freezing. On Wednesday it will be back up to high eighties.

The new priest is having trouble adapting to the temperature swings. He’s having hypertensive episodes. A local doctor prescribed him something for them but when the priest went to collect the prescription, it turned out to be for an antidepressant.

“I’m not depressed,” the priest tried to explain to the doctor. “I’m religious. I’m a servant of God. Depression is an impossibility for me. I want something for my blood pressure, that’s all.”

It hasn’t worked so far.

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2 responses to “Impossible Illness”

cliff arroyo

March 15, 2026

“eighties Fahrenheit. Overnight, it will drop to below freezing. On Wednesday it will be back up “

Sounds like Poland where three seasons in one day is pretty common. Is it that way in Ukraine where you have to dress to either be too cold in the morning or too hot in the afternoon?

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1. Clarissa
  
  March 15, 2026
  
  I don’t remember, to be honest. But I do drive with a fur coat, a raincoat, a leather jacket and a knit top in the trunk because that’s what the climate here requires. 😆😆😆
  
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