When you have to keep breathing in a world where your father no longer breathes, when you’re one of the ones who has lost your dad, or sit with how someday you will, somedays, even breathing can hurt. It’s strange how you didn’t know until it’s too late: How much...
For 26 years, I worked in dentistry as a dental assistant. It was a fulfilling career that served me well, and I considered myself (still do) a dental nerd. Though it was beginning to take a toll on me physically, I had developed arthritis, and more specifically in my...
It’s clearly a new day when it comes to planning out our kids’ summer. My memory may fail me, but I can’t remember one time when I overheard my parents discussing which camps their three kids were going to attend, coordinating dates to ensure we had friends with us,...
Today I turn 40 years old. To some, this seems so young. To others it feels like a far away and ancient place they will not see for so long that it’s not even on the horizon. 40 has been a hard pill for me to swallow. Many of my friends are looking forward to the new...