I am reminded of an image…that living with a terminal disease is like walking on a tightrope over an insanely scary abyss. But that living without disease is also like walking on a tightrope over an insanely scary abyss, only with some fog or cloud cover obscuring the depths a bit more — sometimes the […]

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. – Helen Keller   I have had many major changes in my life, so many that a while back I actually wrote a short book about life transitions. Any time there is a big change in our lives; it leaves […]

You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life. – Zig Ziglar   When I was pregnant for the second time, and on the last day of my first trimester, I had a miscarriage. It was devastating, and it took me a longtime to come to […]

It’s so hard to bear when the few people you cannot live without die. You’ll never get over these losses, and no matter what the culture says, you’re not supposed to. – Anne Lamott   My dad’s birthday was last week; he would have been 73 years old. Instead, this was the second year I […]