Words are our most powerful weapon. In 2006, an Intensive Care Unit nurse strung together seven innocuous words that still pierce my heart. I lay there in the new ICU… Read more The Cruelest Comment I’ve Ever Received About Not Breast Feeding Was Made to Me By a Nurse →
When you’re a kid, few things rival the exciting anticipation that comes with celebrating a birthday. This Sunday, my daughter will turn nine. Like most families, we have a lot… Read more Birthday Rituals →
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! →
I’ve mentioned before that I was not cool in high school. Please refer to Tales of a Gym Class Freak for the overwhelming evidence. After attending a private middle… Read more High School Theatre- My Island of Joy in a Sea of Misery →
When I was diagnosed with scleroderma at the age of 10, I determined I would probably go my whole life without ever being kissed. I never allowed myself to dream… Read more I Heart My Grouchy Valentine →
Please take a moment to read my article featured on Autoimmune Mom. This piece explores the role that scleroderma plays in my parenting and how the disease impacts my kids. “Sometimes… Read more One Lucky Autoimmune Mom →
Do you remember in the 80s when you would get all excited because your TV Guide indicated there was a brand new episode of your favorite sitcom on that night?… Read more Don’t Train For a Misery Marathon →
Comfortable In My Thick Skin 