Thanksgiving is my Favorite Holiday

Celebrations have varied by stage of life My favorite Thanksgiving was the year the international students’ office at the local university asked for volunteer host families. Students would be invited to homes to experience an American Thanksgiving. I telephoned the … Read More

Me for Cabinet Secretary

I’m as unqualified as the next guy I offer myself as Cabinet Secretary material. I have the following qualifications: — I own some early Barbies with pencil skirts and stiletto heels. — I have a pocket-sized version of the Constitution I … Read More

Caretaking My Fundamentalist Aunt

When family needs and individual needs collide The hospital social worker called me and told me my aunt had checked herself out of the geriatric mental health unit, where she was for treatment of depression, against medical advice. I sighed … Read More

Surgery Time Out for the Future

What are your outcomes: surgery, treatment, grieving? Surgery recommendations have been a part of my life for the past year. While I have felt halt and lame, my goal is to be hale and hearty and live fully, not merely … Read More

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