When I was young, I told myself that to be successful was to be rich and to be famous. It was to have the coolRead More
I am split. I am split as a mother and as a person or possibly a personality type. As a mother I hate to rushRead More
Yehoshua was seven when his best friend had a baby brother. Not to forget, Kevin and Abigail, his cousin’s had already got their fair shareRead More
Do not be fooled! Children are like dragons — defiant monsters impossible to control, spitting fire, rolling their eyes gobbling unspoken threats. Fine,Read More

I was a divorcee, a single parent and a working woman. When I decided to get married again, I surprised myself. But what amazed meRead More
Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal is not a difficult text; the language is simple and situations real. The amount of research that seems to have goneRead More
Y, my son, has not been someone to deal with pain and hurt the regular way. From the day he got his first injection, otherRead More
Names, dates, and numbers, they never stick in my head. Feb 6, 1995 is an exception to the rule. It was the day that myRead More
When I started writing, I was distraught, livid. And as the year ended, it seemed to bring just more despair. 2014 was filled with manyRead More
They are burying you right now. You are no more. We are not there beside the multitude that must have gathered to say goodbye toRead More
