Living After Losing Someone
A little over a week ago, my husband lost his older brother. It wasn’t completely unexpected. He’d been fighting lung cancer for quite some time. We knew this day would eventually come. But knowing it’s coming doesn’t prepare you for when it actually arrives. Watching my husband grieve has reminded me that some losses are […]
A Chink in My Armor…Or So I Thought
I have a confession. I don’t just value being healthy… I wear it like a badge of honor. Actually, let’s be honest—I wear it like a full-on sash. With sparkles. Sixty-eight years old (and almost four months…because at this stage, every month counts 😄)…No medications. None. Zero. Zilch. And if you’ve ever been to a doctor […]
A New Birthday
We recently celebrated my husband’s first birthday. Not the one on his driver’s license. Not the one with candles that match his age. The one that matters in a way only a handful of people truly understand. One year ago, he received a bone marrow transplant after being diagnosed two years earlier with a rare, […]