“When I use the word 'healing', by that I mean that every disease has a physical element that we're very good at handling, but there's always a sense of the violation. 'Why me?' 'Why is my leg broken on the ski trip and not anyone else's?' And I think that medicine has done a terrible job of addressing that spiritual violation.” ThinkingMeanDoneUseJobsSpiritualHealingBrokenTerribleDiseaseElementsMedicineVery GoodLegsViolationSkisWhy Me Author:Abraham Verghese
“Needless to say, jamming deformed, drugged, overstressed birds together in a filthy, waste-coated room is not very healthy. Beyond deformities, eye damage, blindness, bacterial infections of bones, slipped vertebrae, paralysis, internal bleeding, anemia, slipped tendons, twisted lower legs and necks, respiratory diseases, and weakened immune systems are frequent and long-standing problems on factory farms.” LongProblemEyeTogetherRoomsHealthyDiseaseWasteBirdStandingLegsBonesDamageNecksInternalsFarmsFactoriesBlindnessTwistedImmuneBleedingInfectionFilthyImmune SystemParalysisDeformityRespiratoryAnemia Author:Jonathan Safran Foer
“Ewwww-eee-wwww. Hey Ash, you vant to suck my blud? (Fang) No, thanks. The last thing I want is to catch parvo from you, or some other freaky dog disease that makes me lift my leg around hydrants. (Acheron)” WantLastsDogDiseaseLegsThanksHeyLiftsAshesFangsFreaky Book:Night Embrace Source: Night Embrace
“He had a note excusing him from PE for the rest of his life because he had some kind of muscular disease in his legs. He walked funny, like every step hurt him, but don't let that fool you. You should've seen him run when it was enchilada day in the cafeteria.” ShouldKindRunningHurtStepsFoolDiseaseNotesLegsEvery StepCafeteriaEnchiladas Book:The lightning thief Source: The lightning thief
“I have a form of Parkinson's disease, which I don't like. My legs don't move when my brain tells them to. It's very frustrating.” MovingFormBrainDiseaseLegsFrustratingParkinsonParkinson's Author:George H. W. Bush
“I have found there to be little distance between the unlatching of a chain and the spreading of a woman’s legs. As if they can never unbar only a single entrance. It’s a disease called hope. Women suffer from it greatly.” IfsLittlesSufferingFoundDiseaseDistanceLegsChainsEntrances Author:Karen Marie Moning
“When disease took my legs, I eventually realized I didn't need them to lead a full, empowering life; Only True Disability Is in Our Mind.” InspirationalNeedsMindMotivationalHealthyDiseaseSuicideLegsWell BeingEmpoweringDisabilitySuicidal Thoughts Author:Amy Purdy