Out of Patients
with Matthew Zachary
Welcome to 2026: The Year of the Patient where the sick shall inherit the ballot.
Thirty Years Later, I’m Going Home
In 1996, I graduated from Binghamton University at 21 while going through brain cancer treatment, with no idea what came next. 30 years later, I’m going home. A reflection on cancer, music, survival, and the extraordinary amount of ordinary life that happened in between.
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Join the recurring Out of Patients dispatch from Matthew Zachary covering the latest American healthcare shenanigans. Essays, podcast episodes, media appearances, book updates, and live events delivered with a sardonic Gen X perspective from a patient who simply refuses to shut up.
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