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All The Ways I Did Not Die

About me

Location	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Introduction	Hannah Kiresuk is an undergraduate student of history at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is presently thirty years old. At the age of 16, Hannah was diagnosed with juvenile myasthenia gravis. After a decade of medical dramas — and an epic Make-A-Wish trip to New Zealand to see the filming sites of The Lord of the Rings — she underwent radiation therapy at MD Anderson Cancer Hospital in 2021, curing her of her illnesses. In November 2022, she left for New Zealand on a working holiday, employed at Hobbiton movie set.  In 2025, she returned to New Zealand on a grant-funded history project. This blog connects these stories — past and present. Writing, it seems, is cheaper than therapy.

Location

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Introduction

Hannah Kiresuk is an undergraduate student of history at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is presently thirty years old. At the age of 16, Hannah was diagnosed with juvenile myasthenia gravis. After a decade of medical dramas — and an epic Make-A-Wish trip to New Zealand to see the filming sites of The Lord of the Rings — she underwent radiation therapy at MD Anderson Cancer Hospital in 2021, curing her of her illnesses. In November 2022, she left for New Zealand on a working holiday, employed at Hobbiton movie set.  In 2025, she returned to New Zealand on a grant-funded history project. This blog connects these stories — past and present. Writing, it seems, is cheaper than therapy.