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My Stories

Working moms

The fallout of this pandemic is hard to grasp. All the industries from education, to manufacturing are struggling. And put economics...

Snuggles all have cancer

The entire snuggle family has cancer. It started slowly. First it was just snuggle puppy last winter who declared in our pet shop game...

Coping

A friend reached out for advice. Advice on how you can reach your new normal mentally. How you can accept reality and find peace. At...

SCANS CLEAR!

Jacob’s scans were clear!!! We are still in remission. Very thankful. We are going into memory-making mode. OVERDRIVE. We have three...

New Normal

New normal. I hated that phrase. It would illicit a good eye roll from me every time. And I heard it a LOT. Even cancer moms would say...

Optimistic Realist

I’m married to a pessimistic realist. He’s pretty much the killjoy of any party. Excited that the growth curve is declining in New York?...

Anxiety comes in different forms

Jacob is angry. Jacob is crying all the time. Jacob is yelling. Jacob is picking his skin until it scars. I am worried about Jacob and...

Pity. Guilt. Gratitude. REPEAT

I can’t write. I always write about how I am feeling, but now I can’t do that anymore. It’s just an endless cycle of pity, guilt, and...

If I got to press PLAY

Education is getting its day. That is for sure. Everyone is talking about education. You included. My favorite part is watching the...

What is REAL?

I saw the future. I saw the heavens. I saw it all. Steve has always brought home toys. Always. He has an even “kickstarted” a few of them...

The sun will always rise

When things were really dark this summer… When I was living in the hospital with Jacob and left alone at night to google searches of...

For the BIG KIDS

Do you have a BIG kid? Or maybe you are a BIG kid yourself? Looking to keep your big kids occupied in ways that feel enriching beyond the...

Cancer is next

While the world’s attention has been hijacked, mine hasn’t. I continue to read, think, about cancer. If anything my speed is increasing....

a·gain

/əˈɡen/ Again. Again. Again. I have an issue with this word. It is becoming close to the level of my hatred for the infamous “E” word. ...

The rope

The rope doesn’t seem to have an end. Just when you think you are at the end of it…nope more. Just when you think you can’t take anymore,...

We had a date…but we need you NOW

You may not recall but we had a date. MAY 20th. We were going to pop bottles! We were going to celebrate! We were definitely planning...

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