On cancer and courage
When you are diagnosed with cancer and go into treatment, people often find you courageous. It happens all over, with every type of...
Hope, for no reason
I’m a critical thinker. Whether it is more a result of nature or nurture I do not know. I suspect that it may be primarily nurture, as my...
The chance to say goodbye
This past weekend I attended the National Gathering of the Bereaved Parents of the USA. The organization also serves bereaved siblings,...
The veil
Over the last few weeks as I have walked through the minutes and days of June, a thought has run through my mind. One particular thought...
To my (late) brother on his birthday
Here we are again. It’s your birthday, and you’re not here. For the second time since you were taken too soon from this earth because of...
The illusion of control
I have an old hot pink iPod Nano, just a little bit larger than a stick of Trident gum. I like to take it running because it is so small...