Scleroderma: The Mini-Series Part 2
If you haven’t read Part 1, click here 1992-2006 In the fall of 1992, I headed to the University of Illinois for my freshman year of college. I roomed with… Read more Scleroderma: The Mini-Series Part 2 →
My Shameless Request For Help Getting My Articles Shared
I wrote a piece about my dad that I planned to post on my blog for Father’s Day. On a whim, I submitted it to the Huffington Post and it got… Read more My Shameless Request For Help Getting My Articles Shared →
Bob Saget, Queen Latifah, and an Unlikely Pretty Woman
Adventures of a Scleroderma Patient in Beverly Hills On Friday June 5, my husband and I were invited to attend the Scleroderma Research Foundation (SRF) fundraiser as a special patient… Read more Bob Saget, Queen Latifah, and an Unlikely Pretty Woman →
Scleroderma: The Mini-Series
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 →
A Salute to Kow Kow Egg Rolls and Forever Friendships
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 →
Skydiving For My Soul: Unleashing My Inner Daredevil
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 →
Happy Mother’s Day and Thanks for the Dysfunctional Childhood!
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! →
The Cruelest Comment I’ve Ever Received About Not Breast Feeding Was Made to Me By a Nurse
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 →
Comfortable In My Thick Skin 