She parked her car close to the store entrance and hooked her handicapped sticker on the rearview mirror. As she slid out of the driver’s seat, the woman began screaming at her for taking up a space for sick people. Being short-tempered can be a contributor to heart disease, but it can also be a sign of self-preservation. “Is this handicapped enough for you?” Ally demanded. I thought about Ally many times as I was writing about heart disease over the past few years.

Source: New York Times August 30, 2018 19:13 UTC