Patients and their loved ones need to be their own best advocates for medical care. Here, I share our recent experience during my husband’s heart attack. Spoiler alert: A formal complaint against a doctor has been filed.
Adjusting to our new normal as parents of a Marine
May 13, 2019 by Leave a Comment
On Oct. 29, 2018, our son raised his right hand and was sworn into the United States Marine Corps. He gave us a hug and kiss bye, handed me his backpack, wallet and cell phone and got ready to board a bus with a handful of other recruits. Nothing but his driver’s license, social security […]
Breaking my silence
February 20, 2019 by 8 Comments
NOTE: About six years ago I started this blog, and for the first year I loved writing it – it was cathartic and it helped me connect with others in a unique way. But sometimes life is tricky. Sometimes we stop doing what is right for us because … well there can be a lot […]
Homeward bound
November 17, 2014 by 2 Comments
I haven’t had the bug to write in a long time. I think it may have been a combination of exhaling after a long and difficult year (and I’m talking about 2013, no idea where 2014 went), and trying not to jinx the good stuff that seemed to be coming down the pipeline. But it’s […]
Time flies when you’re making excuses
April 2, 2014 by 10 Comments
Awhile back I posted an excerpt from what I hoped would be my debut novel. I had been away from it for much too long, but spent some time last year on revisions, camping out at Panera or Popovers, tweaking and rewriting. And I made my final run-through while nursing a newly broken ankle during […]
Laughter really is the best medicine
March 19, 2014 by 11 Comments
Saturday was a good day. My boyfriend and I were sitting on the couch watching TV together, our first time alone since the night before his big cancer surgery a week and a half earlier. That’s when I heard it, when I saw it. I forget what commercial came on – that’s not important. What […]
This is my 45 …
February 6, 2014 by 1 Comment
This blog post about turning 45 has been all over social media since Wednesday. It’s one that many women can relate to – all being in the same or similar boats as the writer. That’s one of the great things about writing – having people truly connect with your words. It was beautifully written and I […]
An open letter to 2013: Good riddance
January 21, 2014 by 8 Comments
Dear 2013, Sorry my farewell letter is a little late, I’ve been a bit busy dealing with the messes you left behind. I can’t say I was sorry to see you go … while I knew exactly how long you’d be here, I still think you overstayed your welcome. I know I wasn’t the only […]
Grumpy Grinch’s nasty-gram can’t ruin Christmas spirit
December 22, 2013 by 12 Comments
We all have years that our Christmas spirit is a bit low. For me, it’s this year. It’s been a tough year in many ways – difficult situations made harder by bad news, stress and the unexpected loss of a loved one. The lack of Christmas spirit led me to do something I’ve never done before: I bought […]
Mom’s favorite Halloween treat
October 31, 2013 by 2 Comments
For years my Halloween memories were about my mom and her tradition of giving us hot dogs and beans for dinner. It was fast and easy, and got us out the door quickly to go trick-or-treating, pillow cases in hand. But a new memory was created on Halloween 1995. I was living in Florida, and […]
Somewhere in the Middle 