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Today is Reflection Day, and as we Americans do (in numbers to embarrassing to list), we take this day to reflect upon the past and make [...]
November 8, 2016
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I don’t usually pay attention to the people around me at the doctor’s office. It makes me uncomfortable, and has even been known to spawn [...]
October 20, 2016
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I have to get an MRI today. For a lot of people, this is a stressful procedure, especially for anyone with claustrophobia, the fear of small, [...]
March 30, 2016
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I always become reflective on days when I must visit my doctor. It’s hard not to be. Being a cancer survivor, one comes to expect this as [...]
November 16, 2015
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I need to find a convenient label so I can describe where I am in my life. I have searched through all of the clichés that might come close: [...]
May 6, 2015
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This week is National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week. It runs through September 14th. It was suggested to me that I write about [...]
September 9, 2014
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Duck and Cover! I just celebrated a birthday, and it was a BIG one. It was so big, in fact, that it spawned all sorts of “harmless jokes” [...]
July 4, 2014
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Gesundheit! I just had a revelation. Don’t worry. It’s okay. I am still young enough to have them. I can explain. If you [...]
June 6, 2014
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Use It or Lose It It’s about time. I knew this day was coming. The doctors are removing the rest of my brain. I am not sure of the [...]
May 28, 2014
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Cough It was a day just like any other – until I turned on my television set. I had just finished eating dinner: a delicious meal of roast [...]
December 20, 2013
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Surrender! I give up. I have met match. It is time to hang my head in shame. I have been beaten into submission by a walnut. The Back Story [...]
December 16, 2013
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Every day I awoke to the same question: “would this be the last day of my life?” The year was 1986, though it could have as easily been any [...]
December 7, 2013
Stepping Out with an Agoraphobic 