Triage- A Way of Life
Triage. The word hangs with me like the memories of countless Emergency Room visits. Triage. Take care of the most serious first. It’s the reason we might wait hours for stitches, and barely a moment...
View ArticleDear Mom…. Mother’s Day 2018
Dear Mom, You’re small but mighty. You’re a force to be reckoned with. You are a role model, and an inspiration. You are a survivor. You never give up. You were my very first hero. I’ve learned a...
View ArticleDear Meghan… Mother’s Day 2018
Dear Meghan, Almost 15 years ago you entered this world kicking and screaming. You scared the heart out of us, the doctors, and the nurses. The NICU nurses called you “Miss Attitude”. Even in...
View ArticleTragedy Surrounded by Love
My cousin Kim stood, graveside, holding 2 flowers over the 7 month baby bump under her black dress. Two roses. One was red and the other was pink. One was for her, and the other for baby Mackenzie....
View Article(Living) “In Prep for the Climb”– PTEN Awareness Day 10/23/18
I’m aware of Breast Cancer. As a survivor now of 6 years and the daughter of a 21 year survivor, I am aware as I dry from my shower facing my mastectomy scars every morning, that breast cancer is...
View ArticleIt’s This Day to Day Living…
And that might be an accurate description of my current assessment of living with Cowden’s Syndrome. It’s so hard to put into words. Those who don’t understand are likely to think I’m insane. When...
View ArticleRare -ER? More Rare? Where to Begin?
A new diagnosis came our way this week. On top of the existing one. I have wavered between frustration and relief. I have felt some questions answered and developed a lot of new ones. My girl got...
View ArticleSix Wheels and a Boot
At any given point during our 10 days in Disney, our party of three also had six wheels and a boot. We must have looked unusual to anyone who passed us by. I traveled with a virtual pharmacy in my...
View ArticlePandemic Got Your Tongue?
NYC #COVID19 NYC #Covid19 There are things you could do without ever experiencing. Clearly #COVID19 is one of them. I live in NYC. I have lived here every one of my 46 years. I was born and raised...
View ArticleWhat will your verse be?
“…That the powerful play goes on and you might contribute a verse.” -Walt Whitman (O Me! O Life!) “What will your verse be?”- Robin Williams (Dead Poet’s Society) I couldn’t sleep last night. This...
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