As you may already know, June is Scleroderma Awareness Month. Three of the largest scleroderma organizations have teamed up to launch a fantastic awareness campaign; Hard Word.Harder Disease. Please take a moment to sign the pledge for scleroderma awareness and then share it. In case the pun is lost on you, scleroderma means “hard skin.”
Part One June is National Scleroderma Awareness Month. All my posts in June will focus on my personal journey with scleroderma. If you’re a regular here, you may notice I… Read more Scleroderma: The Mini-Series →
Disclaimer: I know these usually go at the end, but before you read this, I fully admit to being a self-proclaimed sentimental nutcase. “There are other places in Chicago to… Read more A Salute to Kow Kow Egg Rolls and Forever Friendships →
What would you do if you weren’t afraid to fail? I devoured Lean In: Woman, Work, and the Will To Lead while on summer vacation in 2013. The compelling question… Read more Skydiving For My Soul: Unleashing My Inner Daredevil →
Cherishing My Mother and Accepting Her Flaws Disclaimer: My mom gave me permission to post this and told me it was beautiful. Carry on! “Be grateful you had a… Read more Happy Mother’s Day and Thanks for the Dysfunctional Childhood! →
I almost died after giving birth to my daughter in 2006. I spent 218 days in the hospital, lost my colon, spleen, was temporarily paralyzed, couldn’t eat, speak, or breathe… Read more Disney World Captures the Joys and Horrors of Parenting →
On an icy and frigid Chicago winter night at the indoor sports dome where I pick up my son and his friends from soccer practice, some lady was illegally parked… Read more Back Away From the Handicap Spots! →
“Lisa, how do you want people to approach the fact that you look different? What exactly would you like people to do or say when they meet you and are… Read more How To Avoid Catching Foot-in-Mouth Disease →
Comfortable In My Thick Skin 