I'm not giving up. I'm not a quitter. It's not really in my nature. But for the first 20 years of this chronic illness, I spent a good portion of my time trying to find ways to be healed. Or spending time being depressed because I wasn't. I don't think I'd ever really thought about... Continue Reading →
I don't know about you, but 2018 has hit me like a Mack truck. We had a pretty great Christmas season, where we focused on #LightTheWorld, and spent quality time with family. And then 2018 rolled around ... ... and I got a cold (I know no one is a fan of getting sick but I'm... Continue Reading →
What's really happening ... is not always obvious on the surface. I was recently asked to volunteer for something, and when I declined, I quickly felt the judgmental stares and gossiping whispers from the group directed toward me. I don't volunteer anymore. At least not in the way most people want me to. I don't... Continue Reading →
{Note: I wrote this for a college assignment in 2010 when Hunter was 11 years old. But I continue to share his story to give a voice to others like him and their families.} Tears roll down his cheeks like steady raindrops sliding down a window during a spring thunderstorm. “I HATE YOU, DAD, I... Continue Reading →
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