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How I Forgave My Parents For Disowning Me

I Thought My Mom Was Angry, But She Was Just Keeping Her Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis a Secret

When I was a young child, I always thought my mom was angry most of her life because she didn’t want us, wished she hadn’t had kids, didn’t like being a mom. Then, when she passed away 5 years ago, I had the chance to read some of her old journals where she made […]

I Feel Torn Every Time My Kids Come Home, Then Go Back To School

My 20 year old daughter who’s living at college, is close enough to come home frequently for 1 or 2 day visits almost every week. When she comes home, I get that same eager feeling I got when she would come home from grammar and high school: giddy, happy, heady with excitement to share time with her. Since […]

Aruba, Here We Come

“Nothing is secure but life, transition, the energizing spirit.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson I’m kind of embarrassed to say that we’re going on yet another vacation again this Saturday. This time we’re going to Aruba. It’s just been a plethora of vacations this year and given the snow we had last weekend, I’m so glad we’re […]

Chris’s New TrueHoops Video

It’s here! The new TrueHoops video by my son, the movie director, is finally ready. I love the golf shots, and the shot off the swing. Took them over 2 months. He’s going full force on his youtube channel and has over 30,000 views and 2,200 subscribers. Enjoy!

How To Survive a Breast MRI

I have had several people ask me about how to get through having a breast MRI done, so here are my suggestions on how to prepare for one. I’m really claustrophobic, so you can imagine my concern when the MRI technician told me that the procedure takes 45 minutes (yup, that’s roughly how long it […]

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