May Flowers
I love the month of May. So many life events took place in May. I have to admit, some were...
5 Weeks in the Hospital: When a Person With Mental Illness Requires Medical Care
I parked my gold “mom van” next to our dark gray Pathfinder and made my way to our bedroom where...
The Tumultuous Years of Ambiguity (Part 1): In Search of a Diagnosis
“The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or...
Once More Unto the Breach . . . (Here We Go Again)
Seven years post-diagnosis . . . seven years of learning, accepting, accommodating, adjusting, finding our new normal . ....
Life with PTSD
A pickup truck stopped in the exit thwarted my parking lot departure. A man sat in the driver’s seat while...
Grief When a Loved One Hasn’t Died
I talked with a woman the other day whose husband recently suffered a stroke. He is struggling with memory loss...
A Year in the Life
One year ago, I retired from my job of thirty years. My husband’s physical and mental health had been declining...
Thoughts On Thankfulness
“Spending today complaining about yesterday won’t make tomorrow any better.” ~Unknown I’ve been learning a great deal lately about...
