A Spoonful of MemorySometimes, a magical person enters your life without being heralded and like a bird alighting next to you on a bench (or perhaps an angel…Aug 3, 2022Aug 3, 2022
5 Stages of Grief after a “Good Death”My mother had “a good death” at 92. I am one of three daughters who kept her safe and comfortable as old age and dementia got the better of…Jun 26, 2022Jun 26, 2022
Stitches in Time: From Samplers to SurgeryMy daughter strolls into the kitchen, AirPods akimbo as she listens to a call, a stethoscope wagging around her neck. A OB-GYN in her…Feb 2, 2022Feb 2, 2022
DiminuendoAfter 180 days of quarantine, I abandoned the quotidian responsibilities of my life (a marriage, a job, a dog, two grown children and a…Feb 20, 2021Feb 20, 2021
Get Up and Do it AgainFor weeks last summer, I woke up around 2:00 am with the same song running through my head. It was Jackson Browne singing The Pretender…Feb 2, 20211Feb 2, 20211