May 191 minLet donations ring! This photograph may look like your average 36-year-old man eating a red, white, and blue popsicle, but there's much more. At the time,...
Apr 194 minBreathe in gratitudeToday is one of the tougher grief milestones because it marks two years since Ramón's cardiac arrest. My hope for today is that I can...
Jul 20, 20212 minRewriting the storyAfter Ramón’s death a year ago, I set a goal to build my endurance until I could run for 60 minutes without stopping. I can’t recall why...
Jan 20, 20214 minThe gossip on grief: Six months laterGrief is powerful. In fact, it's so mighty it has rendered society largely incapable of discussing it. Today marks 6 months of widowhood.
Aug 18, 20204 minBefores and aftersA few weeks ago, two of my long-time cohorts stopped by to enjoy drinks and conversation – and bring dinner (Yum!). My friend Amanda...
Jul 2, 20202 minDay +83: Let non-freedom ring“I’m not going to wear my ring, okay?” I remember Ramón asking that as we did one last sweep of the house before departing for the...
Jun 25, 20203 minDay +76: Mashed potatoesThis morning, day +76, while walking the dogs, my mom turned to me and asked, “Did I tell you about the dream where I was feeding Ramón...
May 26, 20203 minDay +46: Life is hard.The past several weeks have been, without a doubt, the most difficult time of my life. Each day, I have been hopeful that Ramón’s status...
Mar 17, 20201 minOur lucky day?This photo was taken two years ago today, and it has me feeling somewhat nostalgic. I’m longing for a time when I was the only sick half...
Mar 12, 20202 minKeeping it illIt’s everywhere you turn: coronavirus this and coronavirus that. One minute, you read an article about a grieving daughter who suddenly...
Dec 31, 20192 minPeace out, 2019The time has finally come to say goodbye to one of the best, most awful years of my life. I got a cold on Thanksgiving (so thankful),...
Nov 7, 20192 minSome mumbo for your jumboFirst, I want to proactively acknowledge that this post might be a little bit out there, but guess who doesn’t care? Me! I read something...
Oct 22, 20193 minWait no moreYesterday afternoon, I cozied up in bed with the dogs to do a meditation. Let’s be real; we all know that’s the prelude to a mid-day nap....
Oct 10, 20195 minIt's just a game. But I still hurt.October 10. 10/10. That sounds like a date filled with promise, doesn’t it? It’s clean and round and associated with a perfect score....
Sep 19, 20194 minGrief: A hard pill to swallowGrief is very real. It’s exhausting, it’s sneaky, and it’s unpredictable. And it spans to all areas of loss – actual, perceived, or even...
Sep 4, 20192 minOh my memoirYesterday I finished a four-part memoir writing class. When I saw it was being offered, I thought, 'Well, now's not really a good time,'...
Aug 9, 20191 minThe gift of timeLook how fancy we get for other people's weddings and wear jeans to our own! I stumbled across this post the other day and realized I...
Jun 26, 20192 minOne of one We’re 50 days into this cancer thing. It’s still somewhat surreal to type that, yet it’s also difficult to remember life before the...
Aug 5, 20172 minThe struggle has endedAfter a 22-year battle with cystic fibrosis, my friend Darcey passed away on Wednesday, August 3. I first met her when I was an intern at...
Jul 27, 20173 minEquality: Worth every pennyI have never considered myself a very political person. For as long as I can remember, I've always felt that politics were much bigger...