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August 7, 2022 • By Laura Mauldin

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Featured image: "Prednisone 20 MG Oral Tablet."

Laura Mauldin

LARB CONTRIBUTOR

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Laura Mauldin is an associate professor at the University of Connecticut and author of Made to Hear (University of Minnesota Press, 2016). She's currently writing a general-audience nonfiction book on disability and spousal caregiving that weaves together memoir, reportage, and cultural commentary.