Ada Demling

Removing your mask is a privilege: I’m thinking twice before dropping mine

Posted by Ada Demling | Mar 16, 2022

Despite being vaccinated and boosted, wearing my mask religiously and testing before seeing anyone outside my pod, I caught COVID-19 last January. After six days in the Emory Conference Center Hotel with body aches, a fever and...

Buzzed: How shaving my head made me let go

Posted by Ada Demling | Feb 17, 2022

I am not a spontaneous person. I hate surprises, dread last-minute plans and show up 30 minutes early to a manicure to pick out a nail color. But at my brother’s graduation party, I somehow found myself sitting on top of our...