If we think about any sphere of living, from the frequent, daily access and ease most of us have to warming up food in a microwave to the very specific areas of study, work, and care that make up our human lives, all things — all spheres of life — are impacted and disrupted right now in Gaza.
I work in epilepsy care, so I find myself wondering, how are people with epilepsy coping without medications? How is stress impacting their bodies? How is disrupted sleep causing seizures to be more frequent? Dr. Omar Danoun, a colleague and friend of mine, is originally from Palestine and is an epileptologist at Henry Ford Comprehensive Epilepsy Center in Detroit. He was recently featured on a podcast and addressed questions like these: Epilepsy Sparks Innovation: the Israel-Palestine Crisis.
And if we think of any sphere of life, from the most mundane to the most specific areas of study, work, and care we know… all are impacted.
How is this reality moving us to action, care, and advocacy? How might it?
—Renee Roederer
Smuggling Grace 